Night Vision, Can't ship to California ???

ItGoBang

July 04, 2003 08:12

We were just looking at SportsMansGuide, online catalog. Looked at Night Vision... And when I looked at shipping, it said "CAN NOT SHIP TO CALIFORNIA", What this all about?????[:0][:0]

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WARNING: Night Vision products cannot be shipped to California. Please check your State, County and City laws for restrictions before ordering Night Vision products.

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  mark christian

  July 04, 2003 08:53

  ItGoBang, perhaps you are tired of hearing from me but here is the answer to your question. Like anything else in California this is way more complicated than it needs to be but people can get into trouble if they don't understand the law. PENAL CODE section 468 prohibits what is called a "sniperscope". This is an optical device made or adapted for use on a firearm which allows the shooter to view or detect objects during night time through the use of a PROJECTED LIGHT SOURCE (my own bold type added) and an electronic telescope.
  
  What this means is that you cannot have an active infrared "snooper scope" (as v35 like to call them) which can be mounted on a firearm and used as a gun sighting device. You can own PASSIVE "starlight" optical sighting devices and you can own infrared devices if they cannot be mounted on a firearm. As usual there are a few narrow exceptions to the IR scope regulations (just like for machineguns, assault weapons, and switchblade knives) for a privilaged few in this state and I own an ELTRO-ZEISS unit which mounts on an HK G3 rifle. These IR units are, as a rule, so large and bulky that few people outside of collectors are even interested in them and much prefer the newer and lighter passive devices. I hope this answered your question.
  
  Mark T. Christian

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  ItGoBang

  July 04, 2003 10:12

  Mark, I will never tire of reading your post. We all learn from you, every time you write some thing on Gun Broker [:)]
  
  It will hurt you, More than it will hurt me..
  
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