Re: Laws and permits

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Original poster: Jim Lux <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

At 08:21 AM 4/16/2004 -0600, Tesla list wrote:
>Original poster: "Harold Weiss" <hweiss-at-new.rr-dot-com>
>Hi Nathan,
>
>As long as it is not used as a weapon the BATF doesn't care.  The same goes
>for spud guns and dry ice bombs.  Any other mixture in the bombs is
>considered explosive, and is regulated.  The NASA boys at Huntsville enjoy
>recycling bottles that way.
>
>David E Weiss


The BATF may not care, but in California they sure do... check out PC 12301(6)




CALIFORNIA CODES
PENAL CODE
SECTION 12301-12316




12301.  (a) The term "destructive device," as used
in this chapter,
shall include any of the following weapons:
    (1) Any projectile containing any explosive or incendiary
material
or any other chemical substance, including, but not limited to, that
which is commonly known as tracer or incendiary ammunition, except
tracer ammunition manufactured for use in shotguns.
    (2) Any bomb, grenade, explosive missile, or similar
device or any
launching device therefor.
    (3) Any weapon of a caliber greater than 0.60 caliber which
fires
fixed ammunition, or any ammunition therefor, other than a shotgun
(smooth or rifled bore) conforming to the definition of a
"destructive device" found in subsection (b) of Section
179.11 of
Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations, shotgun ammunition
(single projectile or shot), antique rifle, or an antique cannon.
For purposes of this section, the term "antique cannon" means
any
cannon manufactured before January 1, 1899, which has been rendered
incapable of firing or for which ammunition is no longer manufactured
in the United States and is not readily available in the ordinary
channels of commercial trade.  The term "antique rifle"
means a
firearm conforming to the definition of an "antique firearm"
in
Section 179.11 of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
    (4) Any rocket, rocket-propelled projectile, or similar
device of
a diameter greater than 0.60 inch, or any launching device
therefor,
and any rocket, rocket-propelled projectile, or similar device
containing any explosive or incendiary material or any other
chemical
substance, other than the propellant for such device, except such
devices as are designed primarily for emergency or distress signaling
purposes.
    (5) Any breakable container which contains a flammable
liquid with
a flashpoint of 150 degrees Fahrenheit or less and has a wick or
similar device capable of being ignited, other than a device
which is
commercially manufactured primarily for the purpose of illumination.

    (6) Any sealed device containing dry ice (CO2) or other
chemically
reactive substances assembled for the purpose of causing an
explosion by a chemical reaction.
    (7) Any device designed or intended to emit or propel a
burning
stream of combustible or flammable liquid a distance of 10 feet or
more.
    (b) The term "explosive," as used in this chapter,
shall mean any
explosive defined in Section 12000 of the Health and Safety Code.




> > Original poster: Nathan Savir <thoobik-at-yahoo-dot-com>
> >
> > then making a rail gun is probably a bad idea ....
> >> seriously though, thanks for the advice.
> >
> > Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
> > Original poster: Jim Lux
> >
> > I note that things like potato cannons are often classed as "homemade
> > destructive devices", the possession of which are a felony in
> > California. You can probably fight it out in court, but it's going to be
> > expensive.
> >
> >
> >