California and Air Compressors for PCP Airguns

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I keep trying to learn about Air Rifles, particularly those that require recharging.

I came across a California 2009 law that basically prohibits individuals from recharging their own PCP airguns with an air compressor. It seems that in its infinite wisdom, only commercial businesses are allowed to refill air reservoirs that the airgun enthusiast can recharge his or her airgun. Additionally, there is a $95 per year fee that must be paid by the airgun enthusiast so that they can get their tanks recharged at these commercial vendors.

I could not find an article concerning revocation of this law.

Just what do we airgun owners do, especially those who may be Olympic class competitors that require all this equipment? I am not one of those elite competitors.

I just find it ridiculous that California can find so many ways to try to increase its revenues, and be super friendly to commercial interests, while sticking it to the hobbyist.



I hope someone here can tell me just what the rules are in California. If they are as bad as I seem to think they are, I'm moving.

Mod edit: moved to Air Tanks, Pumps, Compressors and Filters forum
 
JoeR,



That's the link. I didn't look at the header of the page. You may be right about it being a joke, or at least I hope so. I just hope some California Legislator doesn't ever get the idea that we poor average Jill's and Joe's don't know what we are doing, and try to legislate things so that it nearly makes things impossible us to participate in our sports. Our National government did that to the radio controlled airplane hobby.



Thanks for the replies. At least I know that I can progress in this hobby if I do decide to invest into PCP and all it entails.
 
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I'll Have to make sure I scroll down the whole page next time. I would've discovered that this was just a joke. Sorry to ruffle any feathers out there.

This isn't related to the joke, or maybe it is; who knows. I cannot find anywhere, where there is a law, city, county state, or federal that prohibits me from shooting a .177 air rifle in my back yard at a target. That is what I plan on doing to try to gain some of my old shooting skills back. No one lives in the lot behind me, so I don't have any worry there. I plan on building about a five foot wide barrier, and make it come up to the top of my chain link fence (6 foot). I will be using a commercial pellet trap, but just want to make sure any pellet the gets by the trap is stopped.

Anyone know of and laws in 29 Palms, California, San Bernardino County that prohibit small caliber, low velocity pellet target practice in your own back yard. All I found was I needed the landowners permission, and of course I am the landowner.

CaleyAnn
 
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