The following is a press release issued by the Office of the California Attorney General
As Senate Bill 118 goes into effect, expanding the state’s assault weapons ban, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced owners of firearms that are now banned by the bill will be able to register their firearms during an upcoming three-month period. In 2020, SB 118, which then-Assemblymember Bonta voted to pass, broadened the state’s definition of “assault weapons” to include semiautomatic centerfire firearms with certain specific features. Californians who lawfully possessed these firearms before September 1, 2020, must register their eligible assault weapons with the California Department of Justice (DOJ) between 9 a.m. PST on October 1, 2021, until 11:59 p.m. PST on December 31, 2021.
“SB 118 closed a loophole in our law’s definition of assault weapons that will prevent gun manufacturers from developing and selling these firearms in California,” said Attorney General Bonta. “Many of our laws are currently under attack in the courts, but my office will continue to defend the commonsense gun laws that have worked to keep Californians safe.”
SB 118, which went into effect on September 1, 2020, changed the definition of an assault weapon to include a semiautomatic centerfire firearm that is not a rifle, pistol, or shotgun, and:
- Does not have a fixed magazine, but has any one of the attributes currently associated with assault weapons;
- Has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds; and
- Has an overall length of less than 30 inches.
The bill exempts individuals who lawfully possessed firearms that meet the new definition before September 1, 2020, as long as they register their firearms within DOJ’s registration period: 9 a.m. PST on October 1, 2021, through 11:59 p.m. PST on December 31, 2021.
Beginning October 1, 2021, at 9 a.m., registration applications may be submitted electronically at www.oawr.doj.ca.gov or by submitting the Other Assault Weapon Registration Form (BOF 1039), which is available for download from the Forms and Publications page on the DOJ website. Additional information, including registration fees and requirements, can be found at www.oag.ca.gov/firearms/oawr-notice.
It is important to note that the registration period for “other assault weapons” differs from and is not an extension of the bullet button assault weapons registration period.
All laws meant to prevent citizens from possessing any type of armament is a blatant second amendment violation.
Shall no be infringed on.
GO ahead an register, your only protection , in a year so you will be left with a shovel for protection of your home an family, crime is up 400 %, killings an murders on the hiways , an in every neighborhood. wait till the guns are gone, an the home invasions run rampant.