Bill > AB48

This bill amends existing California Penal Code sections related to firearms, specifically focusing on large-capacity magazines, which are defined as ammunition feeding devices capable of holding more than 10 rounds. The bill makes it illegal to manufacture, import, sell, offer for sale, give, lend, buy, or receive a large-capacity magazine, with penalties including jail time or fines. It also introduces a new section that makes it illegal to knowingly manufacture, import, sell, offer for sale, give, lend, buy, or receive a "large capacity magazine conversion kit," which is a device or set of parts that can turn a standard ammunition feeding device into a large-capacity magazine. This new prohibition on conversion kits takes effect on January 1, 2014, and does not apply to fully assembled large-capacity magazines, which are covered by the existing law. The bill also includes a provision to ensure that if another bill, Senate Bill 396, also amends the same section of law, this bill's amendments will only take effect under specific conditions to avoid conflicting changes.