As used in Sections 16900 and 31910, “semiautomatic pistol” means a pistol with an operating mode that uses the energy of the explosive in a fixed cartridge to extract a fired cartridge and chamber a fresh cartridge with each single pull of the trigger.
Cal. Penal Code § 17140
DEFINITIONS
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case People v. Garcia (2018)
Most recently applied in People v. Garcia (June 2018)
Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6
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