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by captainredbeard 2011 days ago
Not true
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Technically legal, but effectively impossible for an average person to get the permit approved from the state. You'd have to be the head of Apple security or something like that.

https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/forms...

"De facto banned" for an ordinary citizen is an accurate way to describe it.

More likely scenarios for the issuance of a dangerous weapons permit.

* You're a Hollywood armorer

* You develop or manufacture automatic firearms for government agencies

* You're a security contractor who has been provided automatic firearms as part of a federal contract

* You're a major museum displaying militaria