I have gotten some of the least helpful replies from the Firearms Bureau regarding the process of properly serializing an AR-15. Anyone have some experience with this? I was not able to find a way to request a SN for a gun that has not yet been produced. If I need to produce it first and I end up not getting a SN what do I do with it?
California AR-15
Evman
I think you're in a difficult situation in California. I think they intentionally made it virtually impossible to meet their requirements. First they wanted a steel weight in it, now as far as I understand just the mere use of a 3D printer to make a firearm is not allowed. Possessing 80% lowers is also problematic, unless you had it before 2022. So that leaves you with milling you own blank.
Good luck they don't make it easy.
Request S/N from Cali DOJ
Application Process
Regulations 5508
Regulations 5512
undeadchew thank you for the info I appreciate it. Enforcement of firearm manufacturing laws also seems very volatile. There's a point in my research where the laws just said "whatever the DA deems acceptable" which is completely unhelpful since they don't say anything most of the time. I will keep working on this and if I make a major breakthrough or find a process I will post it here.