Authorities in California have provided an update on the weapons used in the Monterey Park mass shooting, where a shooter fired into a crowd of people at a dance studio during Lunar New Year celebrations Saturday night, leaving 12 dead and several others wounded.

During a press conference on Wednesday evening, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said two weapons that were recovered near the Star Dance Ballroom Studio in Monterey Park, California included a Cobray Company semi-automatic 9mm MAC-10 and a Norinco 7.62 x 25mm pistol.

The MAC-10 weapon was the primary weapon used to carry out the shooting, as 72-year-old suspect Huu Can Tran is believed to have stood at the door and fired off 42 rounds, killing 11 people.

The weapon also had a modification to its trigger, although it is not clear if the weapon was modified to be fully automatic. It is being tested by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Luna said.

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A photo of the weapon shown during the press conference appeared to show a silencer or suppressor attached to its barrel. The attachment seemed to have a cloth or another material wrapped around the barrel.

A MAC-10 is typically illegal to own in California, which has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the U.S., especially on "assault weapons." However, a Californian is allowed to legally possess a weapon that is later outlawed.

Luna did not specify when the weapon was obtained or whether its ownership was illegal.

The sheriff also said the weapon had a 30-round magazine and that the shooter swapped magazines at some point during his assault. Large capacity magazines, defined by California law as anything carrying more than 10 rounds, are illegal in the state.

A magazine swap on the weapon can happen within seconds, a firearm expert in the state of California informed Fox News Digital. 

A resident can, similar to an outlawed weapon, legally keep in their possession any large-capacity magazine if it was obtained before Jan. 1, 2000, Reuters reported.

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After his assault, police said the shooter fled the ballroom and used the Norinco, which was properly registered, to take his own life.

Capt. Andrew Meyer from Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau said police have video from inside the dance studio but that its graphic contents would not be released at this time.

Investigators also obtained a warrant for the suspect’s home, where they found a Savage Arms .308 caliber bolt action rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

The rifle is considered a hunting sports rifle and is legal in the state. The abundance of ammunition is also legal to own and is common across California.

During the press conference, Luna said the suspected gunman had not been to the Star Ballroom in the past five years and that any connection to the victims was not immediately clear. 

The suspect was arrested in 1997 for illegal possession of a firearm, Luna said. He is Vietnamese and previously lived in China and Hong Kong. A motorcycle was also placed at the scene by the presumed shooter at some point before the shooting. Police believe this may have been staged as a getaway vehicle. 

The victims that were killed Saturday night have been identified as Valentino Alvero, 68, Hong Jian, 62, Yu Kao, 72, Lilian Li, 63, Ming Wei Ma, 72, My Nhan, 65, Diana Tom, 72, Muoi Ung, 67, Chia Yau, 76, Wen Yu, 64, and Xiujuan Yu, 57.

The U.S. Constitution recognizes Americans have a fundamental right to own firearms and the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly upheld this right.

"The Dukes of Hazzard," an hour-long television sitcom about the rural adventures of two charming "good ol' boys" and "modern day Robin Hoods" who evade corrupt local lawmen in their sizzling, southern-fried 1969 Dodge Charger, debuted on television on this day in history, Jan. 26, 1979. 

It became a surprise pop-culture phenomenon — defying industry experts and even the expectations of CBS executives. 

"The Dukes of Hazzard" ran for seven seasons and 147 episodes, drawing as many as 40 million viewers every Friday night — more than twice as many eyeballs as the average NFL game in 2022. 

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"It's become a permanent part of Americana, like Mickey Mouse or ‘I Love Lucy,'" actor Ben Jones, who played Duke sidekick Cooter Davenport in the show, told Fox News Digital.

The program starred John Schneider and Tom Wopat as cousins Bo and Luke Duke.

They were joined in their exploits by country vixen cousin Daisy Duke, played by Catherine Bach (known for her famously revealing shorts) and their American muscle car dubbed the General Lee, complete with Confederate flag on the roof and a horn that played "Dixie."

"The Dukes of Hazzard" proved more than just an unexpected American ratings bonanza. 

It's been a TV hit around the world and spawned a series of remakes, reunions and merchandising successes. It still influences the American cultural lexicon in surprising ways. 

"Daisy Dukes" are now an American synonym for tight-fitting short shorts — the phrase and the fashion known by millions of people born long after the show aired. 

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The General Lee rolls down the highway of American memory as one of the most iconic vehicles in screen history. 

One version of the vehicle owned by actor Schneider sold for $10 million at auction in 2007 — among the highest prices ever paid for any vehicle. 

The General Lee received 35,000 fan letters each month at the height of the show's popularity, reported Warner Bros., which produced the show, at the time.

Performer Waylon Jennings enjoyed a no. 1 country music hit with "Theme from the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)" in 1980. 

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"Just the good old boys/Never meanin' no harm," sings Jennings, dubbed "The Balladeer," in the opening credits. 

"Beats all you never saw/Been in trouble with the law since the day they was born." 

"The show also spurred the music careers of Schneider and Wopat, who themselves became country chart regulars in the ’80s," Billboard reported in a 2015 history of the theme song.

The car chase scenes were the most spectacular in television history. So many vehicles were ruined taping the gravity-defying stunts that as many 300 Chargers apparently played the role of the General Lee in the series. 

"The appeal of the show hasn't changed much," said Jones. "Americans still love old cars, we still wear blue jeans, work shirts, ball caps and cowboy hats. Nothing much has changed in rural in America. We still drive old cars down dirt roads."

But the program offered a much deeper connection to viewers than just its superficial appeal of fast cars and long legs. 

Bo, Luke and Daisy Duke were orphaned cousins raised by wisdom-spinning Uncle Jesse (Denver Pyle). 

The Dukes flouted the law, but only because the law was corrupt. The Dukes stuck together through thick and thin, helping the community along the way. 

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"It was a family show, it was clean, there was no profanity, no blood — and it was watched by families all across the nation," said Jones. 

"It was a Robin Hood story in which the bad guys were actually the good guys. It was a morality tale where if you do the right thing, you'll be rewarded at the end. It offered a sense of right and wrong that's missing on television today."

Jones rode the success "The Dukes of Hazzard" all the way to Congress. 

He served two terms in the House of Representatives as a Democrat from Georgia (1989-1993).

He also operates Cooter's Place, a trio of "The Dukes of Hazzard" museums in Nashville, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and Luray, Virginia. 

For all its success, the program wouldn't pass muster in today's cancel culture. 

It unapologetically displayed the Confederate flag on its iconic muscle car, named for Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

"The program was totally benign," said Jones. "There was never one complaint about the flag, not even from our African American viewers, and we had a large African American viewership."

Despite recent criticisms, the program continues to thrive in digital format in the U.S. and around the world. 

"You can never tell when something’s gonna pop," Wopat told Fox News Digital in November. 

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"But some time in the first year, we just knew we had something amazing here," he also said.

"The fans are unique in that they hand down their love for the show from generation to generation. I’ve met third- and fourth-generation fans. It’s amazing. It’s a gift. The show will long outlive me, that’s for sure."