.50 Caliber BMG Regulation Act of 2004
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The .50 Caliber BMG Regulation Act of 2004 effectively banned all .50 BMG-caliber firearms from being sold in the state of California. The law took effect on January 1, 2005.
The act required existing .50 BMG rifles to be registered with the state and prohibited the sale of any rifle after the ban went into effect. The law does not apply to the police or retired police officers.
As a result of the ban, the Barrett Firearms Company announced it would no longer sell to or service any of its rifles in the possession of any California government agency.[1]
The .510 DTC Europ has since been introduced to take advantage of the highly specific language used in the act. The round provides almost identical ballistics and performance, but cannot be used in weapons chambered for .50 BMG.
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