Assault Weapons

Assault Weapons

RC Phillips DDA (Ret.)

October, 2021

In 2020, the California legislature passed Senate Bill 118 expanding the definition of "assault weapon" to include a category of "other assault weapons."  Recently, the California Department of Justice announced the opening of a registration period to run from October 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 for those individuals who wish to remain in lawful possession of those covered firearms without making any modifications to remove them from the covered category. For those who intend to comply with this registration requirement, please see the below information provided on the California Department of Justice Website https://oag.ca.gov/firearms:

"Other" Assault Weapon ....