Criminal defense and gun rights attorney Michael Becker explains the laws regarding .50 BMG rifles in California, and legal defenses for someone accused of penal code 30610 PC.

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With very few exceptions, owning or possessing .50 BMG rifles (also called 50 caliber or 50 cal Browning machine gun) is illegal in the state of California, under penal code 30610 PC and 30600 PC. It doesn't matter if you never take the 50 caliber weapon out of a locked container, you have never shot it, and you only keep it for self-defense. Simply having a .50 BMG rifle in your possession is a misdemeanor in California, punishable by up to 1 year in county jail.

However there are some potential legal defenses that a skilled and experienced criminal defense attorney can use to help get accusations of possessing a .50 BMG reduced to a lesser offense, or dismissed completely.

3 defenses include:

1.) If you never possessed the .50 BMG. Perhaps it was a friend or family member's weapon, and you didn't even know it was there.

2.) If you have a valid permit from the California department of justice to possess large capacity magazines such as a .50 caliber rifle.

or 3.) If the police violated your constitutional rights with an unlawful search and seizure, then any evidence they obtained should be inadmissible in court.

If you or a loved one is charged with a crime we invite you to contact us at Shouse Law Group. We can provide a free consultation in office or by phone. We have local offices in Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley, Pasadena, Long Beach, Orange County, Ventura, San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga, Riverside, San Diego, Sacramento, Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose and throughout California.