<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (July 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (July 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Roberti - Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989 banned Colt AR - 15 rifles by name in the State of California . California's 2000 Assault Weapons ban went further and banned AR - 15s made by other manufacturers by name such as Bushmaster, PWA, and Olympic Arms . </P> <P> This style of rifle is made by combining an AR - 15 upper receiver with an AR - 15 lower receiver which has not been banned by specific name, and which has a fixed, non-detachable 10 - round (maximum, anything above 10 is a felony) magazine . In such a configuration, otherwise prohibited features such as a telescoping stock, pistol grip, and flash hider may be present . While formerly prohibited under the now - expired federal assault weapon ban of 1994--2004, the presence of a bayonet lug is not prohibited by California state law and can be present on firearms without violation . However, the magazine cannot be detachable, so to load the rifle the shooter must either "top load" or use a tool to release the magazine lock (such as the tip of a bullet in "bullet button" equipped rifles). To top - load, the shooter pulls the rear takedown pin, hinges the upper receiver on the front pivot pin, and loads the now exposed magazine . Alternatively, several "magazine lock" devices are available which replace the magazine release button with an inset pin that requires the use of a special tool to release the magazine, thereby, disallowing a readily "detachable magazine", to be compliant with California state firearms law . </P>

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