What is an assault weapon in California? How does the Federal definition differ from California’s?
There’s no more Federal definition of the term assault weapon; assault weapons simply do not exist anymore at a Federal level. The 1994 Federal “Crime Bill” banning various so-called semiautomatic assault weapons and firearm configurations expired (“sunset”) in September 2004. The fact that the 1994 Federal ban had zero effect on crime reduction helped bring the sunset about. [Sometimes terms preban and postban are still bandied about; traditionally these are in reference to the Federal ban and not the varying individual state bans. Due to the Federal sunset, these really have no legal relevance, and are mere descriptive terms. Preban meant guns made before Sept 13, 1994, or configurations thereof; postban meant guns built after this date, or configurations thereof, but before 14 Sep 2004.] More generally, postban broadly referred to guns that were semiautomatic rifles without flash hiders, folding stocks, or bayonet lugs – thus allowing them to have pistol grips and detachable magazin
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