{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-16525","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 16525","heading":"","body":"(a) As used in Section 33700, “firearm barrel” means the tube, usually metal and cylindrical, through which a projectile or shot charge is fired. A firearm barrel includes any forging, casting, printing, extrusion, machined body, or similar article that has reached a stage in manufacture where it may readily be completed, assembled, or converted to be used as a firearm barrel, or that is marketed or sold to the public to become or be used as a firearm barrel once completed, assembled, or converted. A firearm barrel may have a rifled or smooth bore.\n(b) A firearm barrel that is attached or affixed to a firearm is not subject to the requirements of Section 33700.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000. - 34400.]","TITLE 1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS [16000. - 17360.]","DIVISION 2. DEFINITIONS [16100. - 17360.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"a4c3081c1eaaa39580bb1dd099781a91e7866a46a0aa23e56df4da4bdaa1f516","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-16520","next":"us-ca/pen-16530"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}