As I happily left California (the fair land of fruits and nuts) many years ago and make my home in central Texas, I may be one of the buyers of the relics or custom builds that now seem to be flowing out of the state. I still believe that it is past time for any sane person still within the...
Any gunsmith, firearms, firearms accessory, or ammo manufacturer that still remains in California is either a masochist that is truly into pain, or not bright enough to realize what's going on in that state.
The US Army really got screwed over when the senior ordinance officers picked the M14 over the FN-FAL because the "not invented here" syndrome took effect.