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CA AB 1187 2025-2026 Regular Session

Firearms: safety certificates.

Dead bank: none

Not law. Dead.

Official status checked 2026-09-24 12:13 PT

Bill summary

Existing law requires any person who purchases or receives a firearm to possess a firearm safety certificate.

Existing law also prohibits a person from selling or transferring a firearm to any person who does not possess a firearm safety certificate.

A violation of either of these provisions is punishable as a misdemeanor.

Existing law requires a personal firearm importer, within 60 days of bringing any firearm into this state, to, among other things, submit a report including information concerning that individual and a description of the firearm in question to the Department of Justice.

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Defender utility

Watch for certificate requirement expansion.

California safety-certificates chaptered