How did threaded barrels work under the AWB?

[raider1v1]

How did threaded barrels work for ar's during a ban? were uppers pretty much left alone or did people just piece them together themselves?

specifically, im thinking if i would want to get another upper w/ a threaded barrel, or buy threaded barrels for already owned pistols.

 

[armorpl8chikn]

Re: How did threaded barrels work under the AWB?

Were not allowed. Listen if they get what they want this time around, being able to thread the barrel will be the least of your worries

 

[Roadwild17]

Re: How did threaded barrels work under the AWB?

They were allowed If memory serves me correct. There was a list of evil features And you were allowed to have two. The features were pistol grip,removable magazine, collapsable Buttstock, and grenade or bayonet lugs. But take this with a grain of salt because I was 10 when it passed.

 

[armorpl8chikn]

Re: How did threaded barrels work under the AWB?

I was 26 when it passed, and I do remember that there were no rifles being made POST ban that had a flash hider. Now that may not have negated having threads but it doesn't make much difference if you can't put anything there that is actually useful. In truth as we all know a flash hider is about as useful as tits on a boar to the average shooter. I didn't care much as I owned a preban Colt and I knew I would likely live to see the damn thing sundown. THERE WILL BE NO SUNDOWN NEXT TIME.
AS I SAID. They now have their shit together and they have their disaster they have been longing for, don't expect the milquetoast AWB of 1994 to simply be put back in place. This one will have teeth or I haven't learned a damn thing in 44 years.

 

[The Mechanic]

Re: How did threaded barrels work under the AWB?

Generic Characteristics Defining Assault Weapons:
12276.1 (a) Notwithstanding Penal Code section 12276, “assault weapon” shall also mean the following:
Rifles
(1) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and any one of
the following:
(A) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon.
(B) A thumbhole stock.
(C) A folding or telescoping stock.
(D) A grenade launcher or flare launcher.
(E) A flash suppressor.
(F) A forward pistol grip.
(2) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10
rounds.
(3) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has an overall length of less than 30 inches.
Note: Bayonets and bayonet lugs are not assault weapon characteristics under California law.

Pistols
(4) A semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and any one of the following:
(A) <span style="color: #FF0000"> A threaded barrel, capable of accepting a flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer.</span>
(B) A second handgrip.
(C) A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel that allows the bearer to
fire the weapon without burning his or her hand, except a slide that encloses the barrel.
(D) The capacity to accept a detachable magazine at some location outside of the pistol grip.
(5) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed magazine that has the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.
Shotguns
(6) A semiautomatic shotgun that has both of the following:
(A) A folding or telescoping stock.
(B) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon, thumbhole stock, or
vertical handgrip.
(7) A semiautomatic shotgun that has the ability to accept a detachable magazine.
(8) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder.
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[aur0ra145]

Re: How did threaded barrels work under the AWB?

Did it apply to long guns at all? And how I read the stuff, if you had a preban weapon, then a threaded barrel would be no problem for you, you were exempt from the regs? I was really young when it happened, and now I'm thinking about either buying lowers that are exempt from a ban or finishing out lowers I have now, to "get in before the lock"

 

[E. Bryant]

Re: How did threaded barrels work under the AWB?

The last time around, you were allowed two "evil features" on long guns. If you had a detachable mag and a pistol grip, you'd already used up your alliance and could not have a barrel capable of accepting a flash hider.

Rifles built before the ban were exempt, thus the phase "pre-ban"

 

[KYS]

Re: How did threaded barrels work under the AWB?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: The Mechanic</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Generic Characteristics Defining Assault Weapons:
12276.1 (a) Notwithstanding Penal Code section 12276, “assault weapon” shall also mean the following:
Rifles
(1) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and any one of
the following:
(A) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon.
(B) A thumbhole stock.
(C) A folding or telescoping stock.
(D) A grenade launcher or flare launcher.
(E) A flash suppressor.
(F) A forward pistol grip.
(2) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10
rounds.
(3) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has an overall length of less than 30 inches.
Note: Bayonets and bayonet lugs are not assault weapon characteristics under California law.

Pistols
(4) A semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and any one of the following:
(A) <span style="color: #FF0000"> A threaded barrel, capable of accepting a flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer.</span>
(B) A second handgrip.
(C) A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel that allows the bearer to
fire the weapon without burning his or her hand, except a slide that encloses the barrel.
(D) The capacity to accept a detachable magazine at some location outside of the pistol grip.
(5) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed magazine that has the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.
Shotguns
(6) A semiautomatic shotgun that has both of the following:
(A) A folding or telescoping stock.
(B) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon, thumbhole stock, or
vertical handgrip.
(7) A semiautomatic shotgun that has the ability to accept a detachable magazine.
(8) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder.
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[The Mechanic]

Re: How did threaded barrels work under the AWB?

OP mentioned pistol barrel and just wanted to show the entire DOJ statement without publishing the 89 page pdf.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: KYS338</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: The Mechanic</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Generic Characteristics Defining Assault Weapons:
12276.1 (a) Notwithstanding Penal Code section 12276, &#147;assault weapon&#148; shall also mean the following:
Rifles
(1) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and any one of
the following:
(A) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon.
(B) A thumbhole stock.
(C) A folding or telescoping stock.
(D) A grenade launcher or flare launcher.
(E) A flash suppressor.
(F) A forward pistol grip.
(2) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10
rounds.
(3) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has an overall length of less than 30 inches.
Note: Bayonets and bayonet lugs are not assault weapon characteristics under California law.

Pistols
(4) A semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and any one of the following:
(A) <span style="color: #FF0000"> A threaded barrel, capable of accepting a flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer.</span>
(B) A second handgrip.
(C) A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel that allows the bearer to
fire the weapon without burning his or her hand, except a slide that encloses the barrel.
(D) The capacity to accept a detachable magazine at some location outside of the pistol grip.
(5) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed magazine that has the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.
Shotguns
(6) A semiautomatic shotgun that has both of the following:
(A) A folding or telescoping stock.
(B) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon, thumbhole stock, or
vertical handgrip.
(7) A semiautomatic shotgun that has the ability to accept a detachable magazine.
(8) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder.
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[Early Cuyler]

Re: How did threaded barrels work under the AWB?

The AWB sections that I have seen quoted/cited have been for semi-automatic rifles and didn't address any bolt actions.


Side note:
I fully intend to use this word in a scrabble match this week. People will think "toast" is safe, haha!
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: armorpl8chikn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">They now have their shit together and they have their disaster they have been longing for, don't expect the <span style="color: #FF0000"><span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold">milquetoast</span></span></span> AWB of 1994 to simply be put back in place. </div></div>

 

[raider1v1]

Re: How did threaded barrels work under the AWB?

thanks for the answers guys. i am not trying to divine the future but the recent talk has me wondering how it worked during the ban.

i guess the clarify, i was meaning:

1. were you able to buy an upper w/ a threaded barrel, or for that matter, just a threaded barrel during the awb?

2. if you have an ar lower or complete rifle in other configuration, could you change it into a 'banned' configuration since the rifle lower was previously purchased or was that now allowed?

3. with pistols, could you purchase a threaded barrel as you can now from storm lake and add it on, or is that not allowed even though the pistol was pre-ban?