California DOJ Expanding Application of “Assault Weapon” Regulations

By NRAHQ

Fairfax, VA – -(Ammoland.com)- On Friday, May 25 2018, the California Department of Justice, Bureau of Firearms (CA DOJ) formally submitted a proposed regulation expanding the application of the definitions for terms relating to “assault weapons” to apply in all circumstances.

The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) will decide whether to approve the regulation on or before July 10, 2018.

As previously reported, the proposed regulation incorporates all the definitions CA DOJ adopted for the registration of newly classified “assault weapons” under Senate Bill No. 880 and Assembly Bill No. 1135. Definitions which CA DOJ originally attempted to improperly apply to the identification of “assault weapons” for enforcement purposes. But because CA DOJ’s regulatory authority was limited to the registration of such firearms, OAL formally rejected CA DOJ’s attempt at applying those regulations to the enforcement of CA “assault weapon” laws.

This latest regulatory action, however, is just another example of CA DOJ overstepping its regulatory authority and avoiding OAL’s formal rejection of their previous attempt at doing so.

As stated in CA DOJ’s Initial Statement of Reasons, “there currently are no definitions …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand