California passed the infamous Roberti-Roos assault weapons ban in 1989. It was described in the press a year later as "the single largest act of civil disobedience in Calif history''. Compliance by the citizens was in single digits. California DOJ records were so bad they didn't know who had what, so forced confiscation was not possible. But, over the next 30 years, we suffered death by a thousand cuts. Drip, drip, drip. Now it's all about the magazine capacity, and the infamous 'bullet button' for mag changes. Just harassment, I doubt any magazines were destroyed, prolly lots of mags in the freezer in shrinkwrap. I paid little attention to it, don't really know what's legal and what isn't. People in the west don't really go to organized ranges like back east, in my opinion, just load up your guns, head for the bush, have a day of fun. You seldom see any leo's out and around, and when you do, they don't seem inclined to pursue the maze of Calif gun law. I have never heard of anyone getting busted, but then I'm 600 miles north of LA, and they say it's a different world down there.
I’m north of Sacramento
I find what you say to be true.
Nice write.
Northern California is a cool place.
