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Introduction
California weapons laws are constantly changing. The most important issue is awareness for applicable citizens to know the present laws enforced. California Penal Code 12285 is applicable to owners of assault weapons. An assault rifle is defined as a selective fire rifle or carbine, chambering intermediate-powered ammunition. An assault rifle is categorized between the larger and heavier light machine gun, which is intended more for sustained automatic fire in a support role, and the smaller submachine gun, which fires a handgun cartridge rather than a rifle cartridge. Many citizens of California legally possess certain models of assault rifles that are being rescheduled and banned often under California code. It is important for the owners of these rifles to be up to date with the law and aware. Failure of responsiveness to the law can be punishable in large fines and/or time in prison to the uninformed gun owner.

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California Penal Code 12285
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