Player Unknown Battle ground Very pistol, much flare gun, homemade DIY legalit

The 37 mm flare or "1.5 inch" smoothbore caliber gas gun specification weapons for use in flares , smoke rounds, noise effect ("bird bomb") rounds & CS or OC agent can be exempted from the National Firearms Act of 1934 BUT IF you have non-lethal and less-lethal ammunition like wood pellets, rubber pellets or balls, or bean bags or tear gas projectiles the launcher must be registered with the BATFE as a destructive device

1981 after Coast Guard requirements took effect requiring boats 16 feet & larger to carry flares , New York City Police Department declared that ''being sold to the general public without any controls. a flare pistol a firearm & the sale & possession without a permit or firearm registration to be a crime under the State Penal Law, but police will have to use their own judgment for this & 1 year mandatory jail offense ;-) These are dangerous if they are not used for their intended purpose.'' There are other devices that don't conflict with the law but were effective & harder to use than the other types of signaling devices.

California laws on conceal carry & loaded firearm in public definitions ONLY used in this part & as used in the following provisions, Penal Code Sections 16750, 16840 b, 25400, 25850 - 26025 ,26060 , 26035 - 26055 , 26030 a b c , 16520 c 3 4 “firearm” means a device, Designed to be used as a weapon, from which is expelled through a barrel, a projectile by the force of an explosion or other form of combustion & includes a rocket, rocket propelled projectile launcher, or similar device containing an explosive or incendiary material, whether or not the device is designed for emergency or distress signaling purposes

California Flare guns must be transported unloaded & encased or in a locked container like any other weapon , but exemption allowed if in a vessel or aircraft or possession of a hunter at or traveling between hunting sites

rifles 16" barrel over all length 26" minimum one shot per trigger..