California: Assembly Committee Considering Further Restrictions on “Precursor” Parts

[Charlie T Waite]

On Thursday, January 20^th, the Assembly Appropriations Committee will consider Assembly Bill 311, to further restrict “precursor” parts from being sold at gun shows by licensed vendors. AB 311 passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee last year and was held in the Appropriations Committee. Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE AB 311.

Assembly Bill 311 prohibits the display or sale of any "precursor firearm parts" at gun shows on state property. So-called “precursor” parts are not regulated as firearms under federal law; however, they are regulated under state law and are limited to being transferred by licensed vendors in California. Such restrictions continue to cut off access to law-abiding individuals who are looking to acquire firearm parts in accordance with existing law.

Again, please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE AB 311.

[Hendo]

Have they even defined what a precursor part is?

[John Kloehr]

15 minutes ago, Hendo said:

Have they even defined what a precursor part is?

Yes:

 

16531.

 (a) As used in this part, commencing July 1, 2023, “firearm precursor part” means a component of a firearm that is generally necessary to build or assemble a firearm and is included in one of the following categories:

(1) A firearm barrel.

(2) An ammunition feeding device, including, but not limited to, a magazine or speed loader.

(3) An unfinished receiver, including both a single part receiver and a multiple part receiver, such as a receiver in an AR-10- or AR-15-style firearm. An unfinished receiver includes a receiver tube, a molded or shaped polymer frame or receiver, a metallic casting, a metallic forging, and a receiver flat, such as a Kalashnikov-style weapons system, Kalashnikov-style receiver channel, or a Browning-style receiver side plate.

(4) A finished upper receiver for a multiple part receiver system such as an AR-10- and AR-15-style firearm.

(5) An unfinished handgun frame.

(6) A finished slide to be used to enclose a handgun barrel.

(7) A trigger pack or fire control group for a Heckler and Koch- or FN FAL-style firearm.

[Hendo]

Thanks, I didn't know they had an actual list.

[Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life]

Basically if your firearm ever breaks, if you want to modify it in some fashion to be more usable by you, change calibers on an AR platform or want to use a standard capacity magazine you are SOL    

Trying to remember when California seceded from the United States of America and came up with their own legal system regarding fundamental rights (which bears no resemblance to the Constitution)

Sadly

   

Gateway Kid