 This bill allows and requires persons who own/possess firearms that fall under the new "assault weapon" definition to register those firearms with the Department of Justice during the one-year period between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2000.Effective January 1, 2000, this bill adds Penal Code Section 12276.1 to the Penal Code.The following designated semiautomatic firearms are defined as assault weapons by Penal Code section 30510