{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-17270","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 17270","heading":"","body":"As used in this part, an “unconventional pistol” means a firearm with both of the following characteristics:\n(a) It does not have a rifled bore.\n(b) It has a barrel or barrels of less than 18 inches in length or has an overall length of less than 26 inches.","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":"7b9a3522f108613d2b24c63db35eb88328903913120f1b600e0c672a18574ed5","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-17250","next":"us-ca/pen-17280"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}