Comply with Registration, because we're law-abiding?
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2018 1:31 pm
Conflict arises when only one side obeys the law.REGISTRATION ENDS AT 11:59:59 P.M. ON JUNE 30, 2018.
Gun Owners of California fought tooth and nail against legislation outlawing bullet buttons and the expansion of the “assault weapon” definition, but nonetheless, we strongly urge compliance with the law. Remember, we are law-abiding. If we don’t like the laws, rather than break them, we will work diligently to change them – in the courts, legislatively – and through the elections.
In 2016, Assembly Bill 1135 and Senate Bill 880 were signed by Governor Brown and require that any person who, from January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2016, lawfully possessed an assault weapon that does not have a fixed magazine – including those weapons with an ammunition feeding device that can be readily removed from the firearm with the use of a tool (commonly referred to as a bullet-button) – must register the firearm before July 1, 2018 (extended from the original date of January 1, 2018).
For information on what is specifically required to register firearms as “assault weapons” click HERE to be linked to the Department of Justice website.
DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE!
REGISTRATION ENDS AT 11:59:59 P.M. ON JUNE 30, 2018
Anyone choosing not to register must either convert their firearms to comply with the new laws/regulations or disassemble them so that they are non-functional.
All applications for assault weapon registration must be submitted by the deadline. No applications will be accepted thereafter.
Read the requirements in advance of the deadline (link above); photos and proof of residency are among the items required. Don’t be caught at the last minute without adequate information to submit.
Registration requires creating a California Firearms Application Reporting System (CFARS) account (https://cfars.doj.ca.gov/login.do" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)
If history is any indicator, it’s important to register sooner rather than later. The Department of Justice website has been known to malfunction when deadlines approach. Be aware – if there is a problem, it will be the REGISTRANT’S fault – not DOJ’s.
The side that sets the law has disobeyed it, and should not be obeyed.
It's advice like GOC's which leads a State to Registration, so it's not surprising that California has arrived there.