Is the utilization of a .50 BMG registered receiver in a configuration other than .50 BMG lawful?

The statute makes no prohibitions against utilizing receivers that can lawfully be a part of a .50 BMG rifle for other lawful uses. Please remember, however, that Penal Code section 12278 states a .50 BMG rifle cannot already be an assault weapon or a machine gun. Therefore, no registered .50 BMG receiver can ever be configured as an assault weapon or a machine gun. • Must a person physically possess a .50 BMG receiver or rifle before January 1, 2005, or is it sufficient for the DROS process to be started, with fees paid, with the applicable receiver or rifle at my firearms dealer? In order to qualify for registration, a .50 BMG rifle or fully functioning, serialized receiver must be lawfully acquired before January 1, 2005. This means the DROS must be accepted by DOJ by 11:59pm December 31, 2004. If a .50 BMG rifle purchased prior to January 1, 2005 is not picked up within the allowed 30 day period extending into January, 2005, that rifle cannot be delivered and the sale must be ...  more