http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/cfl2013.pdf
AB 809 (Stats. 2011, ch. 745) - Requires Collection and Retention of
Dealer’s Record of Sale (DROS) for Long Gun Transactions
• Beginning January 1, 2014, requires DROS information regarding the sale
or transfer of long guns (rifles and shotguns) to be collected, reported, and
retained in the same manner as handgun DROS information. (Pen. Code,
§§ 11106, 26905.)
AB 1527 (Stats. 2012, ch. 700) – Carrying Firearms in Public
• Allows authorized security guards and honorably retired peace officers to
possess a firearm in a school zone. (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 626.92.)
• Makes it a misdemeanor, subject to certain exceptions, to carry an
unloaded rifle/shotgun outside of a motor vehicle in an incorporated
city and would increase the punishment if the person also possesses
ammunition capable of being dischardged from the firearm and the
person is not in lawful possession of the firearm. (Pen. Code, § 26400.)
• Provides specified exemptions allowing the open carrying of an unloaded
handgun, including licensed hunters while training a hunting dog or while
going to or from that training. (Pen. Code, §§ 26366.5, 26390, 26391.)
AB 1559 (Stats. 2012, ch. 691) – DROS Fees
• Beginning January 1, 2014, only one Dealer’s Record of Sale (DROS) fee
will be charged for a single transaction (i.e., sale, lease, or transfer to one
person) on the same date for any number of firearms (handguns and long
guns). (Pen. Code, § 28240.)
• Adds the importation of short-barreled rifles/shotguns to list of activities
that may be considered good cause for issuance of a dangerous weapons
permit by the Department of Justice. (Pen. Code, § 33300.)
AB 1821 (Stats. 2012, ch. 117) – Security Guard Firearm
Qualification Cards
• Allows security guards to carry or use a firearm while on duty pending
receipt of their permanent firearm qualification card from the Bureau of
Security and Investigative Services if he or she has been approved and
carries a hard copy printout of the approval and a valid picture
identification. (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7583.12.)
AB 2221 (Stats. 2012, ch. 697) – Public Records
• Adds prosecutors and public defenders to the list of persons whose
firearm license applications are not fully required to be disclosed as
public records. (Gov. Code, § 6254.)
SB 1315 (Stats. 2012, ch. 214) – Imitation Firearms in Los Angeles
County
• Allows Los Angeles County and cities in the county of Los Angeles to
enact ordinances and resolutions regarding spot marker guns. (Gov. Code,
§ 53071.5.)
SB 1327 (Stats. 2012, ch. 763) – Internet Web Site for Business
Licensing Information
• Requires the Governor to establish an Internet Web site to provide
licensing, permitting, and registration information necessary to start a
business. (Gov. Code, § 12019.5.)
SB 1367 (Stats. 2012, ch. 711) – Carrying a Handgun while Hunting
Deer with Bow and Arrow
• Allows authorized peace officers to carry a handgun while hunting deer
with bow and arrow but deer shall not be taken with the firearm. (Fish &
G. Code, § 4370.)
SB 1433 (Stats. 2012, ch. 765) – Protective Orders
• Requires the court-ordered record search on the proposed subject of a
protective order, as defined in Family Code section 6218, to include a
determination of whether the subject of the order has a registered firearm.
(Fam. Code, § 6306.)
• Requires peace officers serving a protective order, as defined in Family
Code section 6218, that indicates the respondent possesses weapons or
ammunition to request that the firearm be immediately surrendered.
(Fam. Code, § 6389.)