PART ONE – ORGANIZATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER ONE – FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
- The United States Constitution
- The Bill of Rights
- The Second Amendment
- Legislative Law
- Executive Law
- Judicial Law
- Federal Law v. State Law
CHAPTER TWO – CALIFORNIA LAW
- The California Constitution
- California Firearms and Deadly Weapon Law
- State Preemption
PART TWO – PERSONS PROHIBITED FROM OWNERSHIP, POSSESSION, AND USE OF FIREARMS
CHAPTER THREE – BUYING, POSSESSING, AND OWNING FIREARMS IN CALIFORNIA
- Who May Buy, Own, Use, or Possess Firearms in California
- Those Who Are Legal Age
- Minors and Juveniles
- Federal Law as it Pertains to Juveniles
- California Law as it Pertains to Minors – Possession and Use of Handguns
- Intra-Familial Handgun Transfers
- Accompanied by Parent
- Written Permission
- Minors 16 Years of Age and Older
- Possession on Private Land
- Live Ammunition
- Violation of Prohibition
- California Law as it Pertains to Minors – Loans and Transfers of Handguns
- Written Consent
- Legitimate Purpose
- Duration of Loan
- Maximum Loan Term
- California Law as it Pertains to Minors – Rifles and Shotguns
- Express Permission
- Legitimate Purpose
- Transfer of Ownership
- California Law as it Pertains to Minors – Assault Weapons and .50 BMG Rifles
- California Law as it Pertains to Minors – Live Ammunition of Any Kind
- Written Consent
- Accompanied by Parent or Guardian
- Legitimate Purpose
- Violation of Prohibition
- Selling Ammunition to Minors
- Supplies, Delivers, or Gives Ammunition to Minors
- Those Prohibited by California Law from Buying, Owning, Using, or Possessing Firearms in California
- Those with Prior Felony Conviction
- Those Convicted of Certain Violent Firearms Offenses
- Those Convicted of Certain Other Offenses
- Possession of Ammunition by Prohibited Persons
- Minors Convicted of Felony or Certain Violent Firearms Offenses
- Those Who Are Addicted to the Use of Any Narcotic Drug
- Those Convicted of Other Various Misdemeanors – 10 Year Prohibition
- Those Who are on Probation
- Those Who are Subject to a Protective Order, Temporary Restraining Order, or Injunction
- Those Adjudicated as a Ward of the Court
- Those Admitted to Mental Facility
- Those Who Inform a Psychotherapist of Threats to Others
- Those Affected by Mental Disorder or Illness and Mentally Disordered Sex Offenders
- Those Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
- Those Found Mentally Incompetent to Stand Trial
- Those Placed Under Conservatorship by a Court
- Those Arrested, Confined, and Treated as Danger to Themselves or Others, and Those Certified for Intensive Treatment
- Confiscation of Weapons of Detained or Apprehended Person for Mental Evaluation
- Felony Driving Conviction
- Who May Not Buy, Own, Use, or Possess Firearms in California, (or Any Other State) Under to Federal Law
- Restoration of Rights
- Restoration of Rights for Convicted Felons Who Used Deadly Weapon in Commission of Crime
- Restoration of Rights for Convicted Felons Who Did Not Use Deadly Weapon in Commission of Crime in Violation of State Law
- Restoration of Rights for Individuals with a Misdemeanor Conviction Listed in Penal Code § 12021 (c)(1)
- Restoration of Rights for Peace Officers
- Restoration of Rights for Those Prohibited Under Federal Law
PART THREE – FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, AND
FIREARMS RELATED DEVICES THAT ARE PROHIBITED OR
CONTROLLED IN CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER FOUR – FIREARMS THAT ARE PROHIBITED OR
CONTROLLED IN CALIFORNIA
- Short-Barreled Shotguns and Short Barreled Rifles
- Machineguns
- Assault Weapons
- .50 BMG Rifle
- Unsafe Handguns
- Microstamping
- Firing Requirements for Handguns
- Drop Safety Requirement for Handguns
- Roster of Approved Firearms
- Cases Where Unsafe Handgun Laws Are Inapplicable
- Cane Gun
- Wallet Gun
- Undetectable Firearm
- Any Firearm Which is Not Immediately Recognizable as a Firearm
- Zip Gun
- Imitation Firearms
- Unconventional Pistols
- Brightly Colored Firearms
- Firearms Greater than .60 Caliber
- Complete Prohibited Firearms Kept Disassembled
CHAPTER FIVE – PROHIBITED AMMUNITION IN
CALIFORNIA
- Metal or Armor-Penetrating Bullets
- Ammunition Greater than .60 Caliber
- Explosive Bullets
- Flechette Darts
- Tracer Ammunition
CHAPTER SIX – FIREARMS RELATED DEVICES
PROHIBITED IN CALIFORNIA
- High-Capacity Magazines
- Permits Issued for Large Capacity Magazines in California
- Federal Law and High Capacity Magazines
- Sniperscopes
- Camouflaging Firearm Containers
- Multiburst Trigger Activators
- Body Vests
- Body Armor
- Masks
- Silencers
- Exceptions to the Prohibitions on the Firearms and Ammunition
- Antique Firearm and Ammunition Exception
- “Curio or Relic”
- Other Exceptions
- Various Specified Prohibited Weapons and Items as Nuisances
CHAPTER SEVEN – ASSAULT WEAPONS AND .50
BMG RIFLES
- Assault Weapons
- Category 1 – Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989
- Category 2 – Kasler List
- Category 3 – Prohibited Assault Weapons Identified by Generic Characteristics
- Assault Weapon Exceptions
- Assault Weapon Definitions
- California Legal Assault Rifles
- .50 BMG Rifles
- Violations of the Ban on Assault Weapons and .50 BMG Rifles
- California Legal .50 BMG Rifles
- Possession Offenses for Assault Weapons and .50 BMG Rifles
- Exceptions, Exemptions, and Permits for Assault Weapons and .50 BMG Rifles
- Exemptions for Law Enforcement
- Exemptions for Citizens
- Those Who Are Permit Holders
- Exemptions that Exist by Operation of Law
- Exceptions for Loans of an Assault Weapon or .50 BMG Rifles
- Exceptions for Non-Residents
- Other Exceptions
- Unlawful Possession of Assault Weapon or .50 BMG as a Nuisance
- Registration of Assault Weapons and .50 BMG Rifles
- Other Assault Weapons and .50 BMG Rifle Issues
- Date of Designation of Weapon as Assault Weapon
- Joint Registration of Assault Weapons and .50 BMG Rifles
- Re-Registration of Assault Weapons and .50 BMG Rifles
- Assault Weapon and .50 BMG Rifle Transfers Between Persons
- Assault Weapon and .50 BMG Rifle Transfers Between Gun Dealers
- Transfer of Assault Weapon or .50 BMG Rifle to Minor
- Transfer to Person with Mental Issues
- Acquired Through Bequest or Intestate Succession
- Situations Where a Lawfully Possessed Firearm is Declared an Assault Weapon
- Moving Into the State with Assault Weapon or .50 BMG Rifle
- Using and Traveling with Registered Assault Weapons and .50 BMG Rifles
- Transporting a Legally Possessed Assault Weapon or .50 BMG Rifle
- Transfer of Assault Weapon or .50 BMG Rifle to a Firearms Dealer for Sale or Repair
- Relinquishing Assault Weapon or .50 BMG to Law Enforcement
- Modifications of Assault Weapons
- Permits Issued for Assault Weapons and .50 BMG Rifles
- Permit Process
- Revocation of Permit
- Annual Inspection of Permit Holder’s Facilities and Inventory
- Broadcasting Registration or Permit on Police Radio
CHAPTER EIGHT – MACHINEGUNS
- Machineguns
- Machinegun Violations
- Possession of Machineguns
- Conversion of Firearm into Machinegun and Sale of Machinegun
- Unlawful Possession of Machinegun As Public Nuisance
- Permits for Machineguns
- Application for Machinegun Permit
- Annual Inspections of Machinegun Permit Holders Facility
- Revocation of Machinegun Permit
- Licenses to Sell Machineguns
- Exceptions to Machinegun Prohibitions
PART FOUR – PROHIBITED AND/OR CONTROLLED WEAPONS AND DEVICES IN CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER NINE – OTHER WEAPONS, ITEMS, AND DEVICES
PROHIBITED AND/OR CONTROLLED IN CALIFORNIA
- Switchblade Knives
- Undetectable Knives
- Ballistic Knives
- Nunchaku
- Metal Knuckles
- Composite Knuckles
- Belt Buckle Knives
- Leaded Canes
- Shurikens
- Lipstick Case Knife
- Cane Sword
- Shobi-Zue
- Air-Gauged Knives
- Blowguns
- Writing Pen Knives
- Explosive Substances
- Dirk or Dagger
- Blackjacks and Weapons Similar to Blackjacks
- Metal Military Practice Handgrenades or Metal Replica Handgrenade
- Less Lethal Weapons
- Stun Guns
- BB Device
- Tear Gas
- Minors and Tear Gas
- Other Considerations Regarding Tear Gas
- Tear Gas Offenses
- Exemptions to Tear Gas Limitations
- Permits for Tear Gas and Tear Gas Weapons
- Boobytraps
- Destructive Devices and Explosives
- Unlawful Activities with Destructive Devices and Explosives
- Possession in Public
- Wrongful Possession
- Sale, Transfer, and Transport Offenses
- Common Carrier Offenses
- Other Serious Felony Offenses
- Destructive Device as Nuisance
- Exemptions for Destructive Devices and Explosives
- Permits for Destructive Devices and Explosives
- Various Specified Prohibited Weapons as Nuisances
- Places With Prohibition
- State Buildings
- Airports and Airplanes, and Passenger Vessel Terminals
- Federal Buildings and Courthouses
- Federal Buildings
- Federal Courthouses
PART FIVE – FIREARMS, KNIFE, AND WEAPONS OFFENSES
CHAPTER TEN – COMMON WEAPONS OFFENSES
- Prohibited Transfers of Firearms
- Alteration of Identification Marks on Firearms
- Placing Marks on Firearm
- DOJ Assignment of Identification Marks on a Firearm
- Knowingly Purchasing Firearm with Altered Markings
- Exceptions
- Gross Negligent Discharge of Firearm or BB Device
- Brandishing a Weapon
- Brandishing a Firearm
- Brandishing an Imitation Firearm
- Discharge of Firearm Along Public Roads and Highways
- Weapons on School Grounds
- Interstate Travel with Firearms
CHAPTER ELEVEN – THE CONCEALED FIREARM
LAW
- Violation of Concealed Firearm Law
- Punishment for Violating Concealed Firearm Law
- Concealed Firearm Law and Private Property
- Justification of Violation of Concealed Firearm Law
- Properly Transporting Pistols, Revolvers, and Other Firearm Capable of Being Concealed Upon the Person
- Exemptions and Exceptions to the Concealed Firearm Law
- Persons Who Are Exempt from Concealed Firearm Law
CHAPTER TWELVE – THE LOADED FIREARM LAW
- Violations of the Loaded Firearm Law
- What Constitutes “Loaded” for the Purposes of the Loaded Firearm Law?
- Common Motor Vehicle Loaded Firearm Law Violations
- Carry Firearm to and From Car
- Allowing Loaded Firearm in Vehicle
- Discharge of Firearm from Vehicle, Driver or Owner Violation
- Discharge of Firearm from Vehicle, Person Shooting Firearm Violator
- Justifiable Violation of Loaded Firearm Law
- Self-Defense or Defense of Others Justification
- Restraining Order Violation Justification
- Punishment and Penalties for Violating the Loaded Firearm Law
- Warrantless Arrest for Violation of Loaded Firearm Law Allowed
- Exemptions to Loaded Firearm Law
- Private Place of Business Exemption
- Private Residence Exemption
- Making a Lawful Citizen’s Arrest Exemption
- Other Exemptions
- Exemption for Emergency or Distress Signaling Purposes
CHAPTER THIRTEEN – OTHER OFFENSES
- Criminal Storage of a Firearm
- “Criminal Storage of a Firearm in the First Degree”
- “Criminal Storage of a Firearm in the Second Degree”
- Situations Where Criminal Storage of a Firearm is Inapplicable
- Punishment and Penalties for Criminal Storage of a Firearm
- Adult Commits Offense Where Child Carries Firearms Off-Premises
- Child Carrying a Handgun Off-Premises
- Child Carrying Any Firearm Off-Premises and Onto School Grounds
- Exceptions
- Penalties to Child for Carrying Firearm or Weapon Onto School Grounds
- Other Considerations
- Incident Reports Regarding Gunshot Wounds to Minors
- Legislative Intent Regarding Prosecutions for Offense of Criminal Storage of a Firearm
- Other Prosecution Considerations
- No Arrest for Seven Days Following Shooting
- Violator Had Attended Firearm Safety Training Course
- Licensed Dealer Warnings to Adult Regarding Child Access to Firearms to Notify and Educate Firearms Owners
- Suspension or Delay of Minor’s Driver’s License for Firearms Offenses
PART SIX – LICENSES TO CARRY A FIREARM IN CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER FOURTEEN – CARRY LICENSES IN CALIFORNIA –
CONCEALED CARRY AND OPEN CARRY
- Concealed Carry License Laws
- Two Formats of Licenses – Open Carry and Concealed Carry
- Concealed Carry Licenses
- Open Carry Licenses
- Licenses for Certain Law Enforcement
- Publication of Licensing Requirements
- Training for New Applicants
- Training for Renewal Applicants
- Term of License
- Two-Year Licenses
- Three-Year Licenses
- Four-Year Licenses
- Restrictions on Licenses
- Standard Application for Carry License, and Amendments Thereto
- Information Required for a Carry License
- Lying on the Application
- Fingerprints Required with Application
- Information Contained on an Issued License
- Notice of Approval or Denial of License
- Applications to Amend License
- Fees for Application and Amendment of Carry License
- New License Fees
- Renewal License Fees
- Amended License Fees
- Psychological Testing Fees
- Revocation and Early Expiration of Carry License
- Licensee Joins Class of Prohibited Persons
- Move from County of Issuance
- Records Maintained by the Licensing Authority
- Special Considerations for Licenses Acquired for Business Reasons in County Where Applicant Does Not Reside
- License Term
- Where License is Valid
- Notice to Authorities
- Renewal of License
- “Principal Place of Employment or Business”
- Concealed Carry for Retired Peace Officers
- Certificates with Approval to Carry Concealed and Loaded
- Denial of Privilege to Carry Concealed and Loaded
- Good Cause
- Notice of Hearing
- Denial Prior to Hearing
- Hearing
- Surrender of Identification Certificate
- Resources for Those Who Carry Concealed
- Reciprocity – Other States Where a CCW is Recognized
PART SEVEN – PROHIBITED PLACES TO TRANSPORT OR POSSESS FIREARMS IN CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER FIFTEEN – PLACES WHERE FIREARMS ARE
PROHIBITED IN CALIFORNIA
- Public and Private Schools – Kindergarten through
12th Grade
- School Zone Possession Prohibition
- Exceptions Applicable to the Prohibitions for BOTH Schools K-12 and Colleges and Universities
- Residence, Place of Business, or Private Property
- Unloaded, Locked in Container, Locked in Trunk
- Permission
- Reasonable Belief of Grave Danger – Restraining Order Situations
- Those with an Exemption
- Peace Officers
- Persons with a Carry Permit
- Persons in the Firearms Business
- Persons in the Military
- Armored Guards and Messengers
- Security Guards
- Common Carriers
- Violations of the Prohibition on Firearm Possession in School Gun Zone
- Punishment for Possession on the Grounds of the School
- Punishment for Possession Within 1000 Feet of the School
- California Law – School Gun Zone Discharge of Firearm Prohibition
- Violation of California School Gun Zone Discharge of Firearm Prohibition
- Public and Private Colleges and Universities
- Loaded Firearm on Campus
- Any Unloaded Firearm on Campus
- Definitions Applicable to the Prohibitions for Schools, Colleges, and Universities Under California Law
- Loaded Firearm on Playgrounds
- Loaded Firearm at Youth Centers
- Loaded Firearm at Gun Shows
- Federal Buildings and Courthouses
- Federal Buildings
- Federal Courthouses
- National Parks
- State Government Buildings
- State Courthouses
- Other State Government Buildings and Related Places
- Government Buildings
- Residences of Government Officials
- Polling Places
- Airports, Airplanes, and Passenger Vessel Terminals
- Important Considerations for Those With Carry Permits Regarding Airports and Passenger Vessel Terminals
- Amtrak Trains
- County Parks and Fairs
- State Parks
- Locally Defined Prohibited Areas
- Private Businesses that Prohibit Weapons
PART EIGHT – TRANSFER OF FIREARMS IN CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER SIXTEEN – TRANSFER OF FIREARMS IN
CALIFORNIA
- License Required to Transfer Firearms in
California
- Exceptions Allowing Individuals Not Licensed to Transfer
Firearms
- Operation of Law / Court Judgment
- Surrender or Sale to Law Enforcement
- Intestate Succession
- Infrequent Sale / Transfer
- Gun Show Traders
- Importers and Manufacturers of Firearms
- Transfers Involving Law Enforcement
- Loans of Firearms for Target Shooting
- Manufacturers, Importers, and Wholesalers Under Federal Law
- Transfers Between Those in the Firearms Business
- Sales by Out of State Transferors to Licensed Dealers
- Entertainment Prop Loans
- Curio and Relic
- Private Party Transfers Through a Firearms Dealer
- Fees for Transfer of Firearm by Private Parties
- Inability to Legally Deliver Firearm
- Regulations for Private Party Transfer Established by Attorney General
- Other Instances Where Firearms Transfer May Occur Without a Licensed Firearms Dealer
- Transfers Between Immediate Family Members
- Transfers Between Spouses
- Transfers to Historical Societies and Museums
- Sales Out of State to Those Properly Licensed
- Firearms Turned in for Service or Repair
- Importers and Manufacturers
- Loans Between Hunters
PART NINE – BUYING FIREARMS, FIREARMS SAFETY DEVICES, AND FIREARM SAFES IN CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN – BUYING FIREARMS IN CALIFORNIA
- Handguns
- Handgun Safety Certificate, or “HSC”
- HSC Exam Fees
- Exemptions to the HSC
- Prohibited Acts Regarding the HSC
- Safe Handling Demonstration
- Department-Certified Instructor
- Firearm Safety Devices
- One Handgun Per 30-Days
- Violations of 30 Day Law
- Shotguns and Rifles
- Other Requirements When Purchasing a Firearms.
- Waiting Period
- Identification for Proof of Identify, Age, and Residency
- Background Checks
- Background Check Fees
- Background Check Forms
- Common Situations Prohibiting the Purchase of Firearms
- Felony Driving Record
- Invalid Driver’s License
- Ammunition Purchasing Requirements
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN – FIREARMS SAFETY
DEVICES
- Definitions Applicable to the Firearms Safety Act
of 1999
- Requirement to Include Firearms Safety Devices with All Firearms Purchases
- Exemption From California Requirement to Include Firearms
Safety Device in Sale of Rifle or Shotgun
- Violation of Requirement to Sell or Transfer Firearm with Firearms Safety Device
- Inapplicability of Firearms Safety Act of 1999
- Approved Firearms Safety Devices
- Certification of Laboratories to Test Firearms Safety Devices
- Testing of Firearms Safety Devices
- Roster of Approved Firearms Safety Devices
- Retesting of Firearms Safety Devices
- Violation to Sell Firearms Safety Device Not on Roster
- Warning Label Requirement
- Violation of Requirement to Sell or Transfer Firearm With Proper Warning Labels
- Long-Gun Safes
- Long-Gun Safes Must Comply with Safety Standards
- Violations of Law Pertaining to Long Gun Safes
- Safety Standards for Firearms Safety Devices and Gun Safes
- Nonconforming Firearms Safety Devices and Gun Safes
PART TEN – CALIFORNIA LICENSED DEALERS AND MANUFACTURERS
CHAPTER NINETEEN – PERSONS LICENSED TO SELL
FIREARMS IN CALIFORNIA
- Licensed Dealers – Requirements and Prohibitions
- Licensed Dealer Defined
- Centralized List of Licensees
- Authority to Accept Applications for a License
- Must be Licensed by Federal Government
- Denial of License
- Certificate of Eligibility
- Duration of License, Form of License, and Display of License
- Requirements and Prohibitions on Licensed Dealers
- Notification to DOJ of License Issuance or Renewal
- Notification to DOJ of Firearm (Handgun) Acquisition
- Notification to DOJ Regarding Non-Delivery of Firearm
- Firearms Transaction Record Available to Law Enforcement
- Business Conducted on Licensed Dealer’s Premises
- Secure Storage of Firearms
- Business Conducted at Gun Shows and Events
- Transfers at Charity Benefits and Events
- Places Where Transfers May Lawfully Occur
- Waiting Period and Other Requirements Prior to Transfer
- Denial of Ability to Transfer Firearm
- Reporting Requirements for Loss or Theft of Firearm
- Prohibited Advertising and Required Postings
- Timely Process of Transactions
- Certificates of Eligibility for Employees
- Licensee Monitoring of Employees
- Other Requirements
- Definitions Relevant to Requirements on Licensees and Agents
- Department of Justice Inspections of Licensees
- Register or Record of Sales Required to Be Kept by Firearms Dealer
- DOJ Centralized List of Exempted Federal Firearms Licensees
- Centralized List Defined, and Application to Be Placed on the List
- Fees for Applying to Be Included on the List
- Transfers of Firearms Involving Exempted Licensees
- Record Keeping by Exempted Federal Firearms Licensees
- Information Compiled from List of Exempted Federal Firearms Licensees
- DOJ Inspection of Premises
- Removal from Centralized List of Exempted Federal Firearms Licensees
- The California Firearms Licensee Check (CFLC) Program
- Placement on the Centralized List of Exempted Federal Firearms Licensees
- Practical Information Regarding the CFLC Program
CHAPTER TWENTY – DEALER’S RECORD OF SALE
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE – LICENSES TO MANUFACTURE
FIREARMS IN CALIFORNIA
- Centralized List of Licensees
- License to Manufacture
- Fees for License to Manufacture
- Duration of License
- Denial of License to Manufacture
- Prohibitions on Requirements of Licensees
- Where Business is to Be Conducted
- Display of License
- Reporting Stolen Firearms
- Employees Have Certificates of Eligibility
- No Prohibited Persons Handing Firearms
- Identification Marks on Manufactured Firearms
- Record Keeping of Firearms Manufactured
- Building in License Made Available for Inspection
- Maintain a Secure Facility
- Notification of Local Law Enforcement of License
- Revocation of License
- Licensed Manufacturer Discontinuing Operations
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO – GUN SHOWS
- Gun Show Requirements for Producers of Gun Shows
- Certificate of Eligibility Regulated by Department of Justice
- Requirements for Certificate of Eligibility
- Fee for Certificate of Eligibility
- Requirements for Producing Gun Show After Certificate Issued
- Vendor Information
- Annual Event and Security Plan
- Other Requirements in Producing a Gun Show
- Gun Show Producers Who Fail to Comply with Requirements
- Gun Show Requirements for Vendors at Gun Shows
- Licensed Firearms Dealer Who Are Gun Show Vendors Who Fail to Comply with Requirements
- Gun Show Requirements for Attendees at Gun Shows
- No Loaded Firearms at Gun Show
- Must be 18 Years of Age to Attend Without Adult
- Must Check, Clear, and Render Inoperable Any Firearms Brought to Event
- Must Mark Any Firearms Brought to Event
- Identification Readily Available for Those Possessing Firearms
- Attendee Violation of Laws
PART ELEVEN – ENCOUNTERS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND PRIVATELY OWNED FIREARMS AND OTHER WEAPONS IN THE CUSTODY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE – ENCOUNTERS WITH LAW
ENFORCEMENT WHILE ARMED OR WHILE TRANSPORTING
FIREARMS OR OTHER WEAPONS
- Traffic Stops by Law Enforcement
- Law Enforcement Search of Your Vehicle
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR – PRIVATELY OWNED
FIREARMS (AND OTHER DEADLY WEAPONS) IN THE CUSTODY
OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES
- Domestic Violence Situations
- Authority to Confiscate Firearm or Other Deadly Weapon
- Receipt for Confiscated Firearm or Deadly Weapon
- Return of Confiscated Weapon
- Confiscated Firearm As Nuisance
- Petition to Refuse Return to Owner
- Notice of Hearing When Refusing Return of Firearm
- Hearing
- Default and Disposal of Weapon
- Appeal
- Attorney’s Fees After Action
- Important Definitions Regarding Confiscation of Firearms in Domestic Violence Situations
- Firearms Retained as Exhibits in Criminal Actions
- Firearms Retained Following Traffic Accidents
- Disposition of Seized or Abandoned Firearms
- Declaration and Disposal of Firearm or Other Weapon as Nuisance
- Other Means of Disposal of Firearms and Other Weapons
- Weapons Sent to Training Academy in Lieu of Destruction
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE – APPLYING TO DOJ FOR
RETURN OF SEIZED OR STOLEN FIREARM
- Keep All Firearms Records
- Applying for Return of Firearm
- Lying on Application for Return for Firearm
- Sale of Firearm in Possession of Law Enforcement
- Requirements on Law Enforcement to Return Firearm
- Fees
- Notification of Eligibility to Receive Firearm
- Time to Process Application
- Denial of Application
- Time Courts and Law Enforcement May Hold Firearm
- Information Retained by the Department
- No Licensed Dealer Transfer Required
PART TWELVE – SELF-DEFENSE AND DEFENSE OF OTHERS IN CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX – SELF-DEFENSE IN CALIFORNIA
- Defense of Self
- Honest and Reasonable Belief
- Honest Belief
- Reasonable Belief
- Honest and Reasonable Belief Considerations
- Imminent Danger
- One Very Important Consideration
- Defense of Others
- Reasonable Force
- Transition from Self-Defense to Attack
- Pursuit of Attacker That Has Been Repelled
- Castle Doctrine
- Duty to Retreat / Stand Your Ground Under the Castle Doctrine
- Stand Your Ground
- Preventing Crime
- Justifiable Homicide
- Excusable Homicide
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN – DEFENSE OF
PROPERTY IN CALIFORNIA
- Protecting Property with Deadly Force
- Personal Property
- Real Property
- Boobytraps on Real Property
PART THIRTEEN – EVERYTHING ELSE REGARDING CALIFORNIA FIREARMS AND WEAPON LAW
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT – MISCELLANEOUS CALIFORNIA
FIREARMS LAWS AND CONSIDERATIONS
- DOJ Pamphlet Summarizing Firearms Laws
- Attorney General Report Regarding Use of Firearms in Crime
- Prohibited Armed Persons File
- Entertainment Firearms Permits
- Who May Apply for Permit
- Duration of License
- Information Required on Entertainment Firearms Permits
- Lying on Entertainment Permit Application
- Fees Involved with the Entertainment Firearms Permit
- Airline Travel with Firearms
PART FOURTEEN – FIREARMS SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE – FIREARMS AND WEAPONS SAFETY
- Basic Firearms Safety Considerations
- Additional Safety Considerations
- Safety Considerations and Children
- Final Safety Considerations
CHAPTER THIRTY – FIREARMS COMPETENCY
- All Firearms Owners and Their Family Should Seek
Training
PART FIFTEEN – APPENDICES
APPENDIX ONE – GLOSSARY
APPENDIX TWO – CALIFORNIA CODE – FIREARMS,
KNIVES, AND OTHER WEAPONS LAWS
- Business and Professions Code
- Civil Code
- Code of Civil Procedure
- Commercial Code
- Education Code
- Elections Code
- Family Code
- Financial Code
- Fish and Game Code
- Food and Agricultural Code
- Government Code
- Health and Safety Code
- Insurance Code
- Military and Veterans Code
- Penal Code
- Public Contracts Code
- Public Resources Code
- Vehicle Code
- Water Code
- Welfare and Institutions Code
APPENDIX THREE – FAMOUS QUOTES