abdproduce
10-30-2001, 17:10
About 10 years ago, I bought a Norinco Mac-90 assault rifle. (7.62x39 same as an AK except w/out the pistol grip.) This gun has been collecting dust in my gun safe for 10 years. It has never even been fired. I bought it in the hopes of going to a shooting range way in the Angeles National Forest where such guns were permitted to plink away at burnt out cars and other such targets the range offered. A week after I bought it, the range closed down. Being in So. California, there is no place within 75 miles now to legally discharge this weapon. Anyway, in september of last year a co-worker informed my that I must re-register this gun with D.O.J. before Jan. 1 or I would be an instant felon. I did so and received my letter back from D.O.J. I am currently pursueing L.E. career and didn't want to risk not hearing about any new changes in the law again. Many of you are probably familar with the California situation concerning assault weapons. To make an already long story short, I called the local P.D. to come pick the gun up to be destroyed. I thought about selling it, but wouldn't want there to be ANY chance of this thing ending up on the streets. When the officer arrived, he seemed perplexed at why I would want to destroy this perfectly legal, brand new gun. After telling him the above, he offered to by it from me. We agreed on a price, he laid the cash on the counter, gave me his name and I.D.# and off he went with the gun. An hour later he returned saying that he talked to his buddy at the gun store and it was illegal for him even as Law Enforcement to by the gun from me. He said we'd both have to go to Arizona. Not much more to the story, but you could have knocked me over when he offered to buy it from me. He was a 19 year vet. and seemed very nice. He gave me his card and told me to call if I needed any help in L.E. employment.