Are non-firing replica guns legal in California?

Maybe you left something out of your question because it's a little puzzling. Real guns are legal in California so why would replicas not be? Are you talking about a replica of an illegal gun like a fully automatic machine gun?

If so then yes a non functional replica would be legal but if police see it, expect them to act like it's real until proven otherwise Toy guns in CA must have a bright red plug in the end nowadays so it's visible as a toy from a distance. You can even own a real fully auto gun as long as it's been disabled but again if the police see it they will treat it as if it were real until proven otherwise.

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