California CCW Reciprocity Map
States that Honor California's CCW Permit:
Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah
State CCW Permits that California Honors:
California,
Frequently Asked CCW Questions:
What are the Handgun Safety Certificate (HSC) requirements?
Prior to purchasing or acquiring a handgun, unless exempted, you must
have a valid Handgun Safety Certificate (HSC). You must present your
HSC to the firearms dealer at the time you begin a transaction to
purchase/acquire a handgun
How do I get a Handgun Safety Certificate (HSC)?
To obtain a Handgun Safety Certificate (HSC) you must score at least
75% (23 correct answers out of 30 questions) on the Handgun Safety
Certificate Test covering handgun safety and basic firearms laws. The
true/false and multiple choice test is given by Department of Justice
Certified Instructors who are generally located at firearms dealerships.
Do I need a Handgun Safety Certificate (HSC) if I am receiving a handgun from my mother or father?
Yes. Prior to taking possession of the handgun, you must have valid
Handgun Safety Certificate (HSC). You must also report the transfer to
DOJ, pursuant to Penal Code section 12078(c)(2)(A), within 30 days of
the transfer. You may obtain Form FD4544A [PDF 28 kb / 2 pg] for this
purpose on this website.
What are the 2006 updates?
New and Amended California Firearms Legislation
Effective January 1, 2006, the California Penal Code (PC) will include
new as well as revised weapons code sections. This bulletin provides a
brief summary of these changes in law. For more detailed language, you
may contact the California State Capitol Legislative Bill Room at (916)
445-2323 to obtain copies of these bills (order by statute year and
chapter number) or you may access the full text of these bills via the
Internet at the Legislative Counsel's Bill Information website.
AB 1060 (Stats. 2005, ch. 715) (Liu)
Requires that all firearms that are in the inventory of the licensee be
stored within the licensed location and be secured as specified in(PC
12071). Repeals provisions that allowed for the transfer of a firearm
through a county sheriff's department on a form prescribed by the DOJ,
in counties with a population of less than 200,000 persons (PC 12084).
Requires law enforcement agencies to report information related to
firearms held by a law enforcement agency for safekeeping directly into
the Automated Firearms System (AFS) that is administered and maintained
by the DOJ (PC 11108). SB 48 (Stats. 2005, ch. 681) (Scott)
Makes ammunition vendors criminally liable for selling ammunition to
underage purchasers unless they have checked bonafide identification
(e.g., issued by a federal, state, county, or municipal government, or
subdivision or agency thereof, including, but not limited to, a motor
vehicle operator's license, California state identification card,
identification card issued to a member of the armed forces, or other
form of identification that bears the name, date of birth, description,
and picture of the person). The law for the sale of ammunition is thus
similar to the law for the sale of alcohol (PC 12316). Allows
ammunition vendors to sell ammunition or reloaded ammunition that can
be used in both a rifle and a handgun to persons at least 18 years of
age but less than 21 years of age only if the vendor reasonably
believes the ammunition is being acquired for use in a rifle and not a
handgun (PC 12316). SB 269 (Stats. 2005, ch. 683) (Dutton)
Exempts from unsafe handgun testing, as specified, single-shot pistols
with a barrel length of not less than six inches and an overall length
of at least 10 ½ inches when the handle, frame or receiver and barrel
are assembled (PC 12133). AB 86 (Stats. 2005, ch. 167) (Levine)
Restricts local law enforcement agencies from purging lost/stolen
firearm records from the Automated Firearms Systems (AFS) until they
are recovered. Accordingly, local law enforcement agencies must now
maintain records of lost/stolen firearms in their files indefinitely or
until the firearms have been recovered or it has been determined that
the lost/stolen records were entered in error. Also, restricts local
law enforcement agencies from purging records of firearms that are
"Under Observation". Such records must be retained by the agency until
the firearms are no longer under observation. Consequently, in an
effort to insure that above conditions are met, DOJ will no longer
accept batch requests for purging of AFS law enforcement records.
Requires the DOJ to retain an Automated Firearms System (AFS) record of
a lost/stolen firearm until the firearm is found, recovered, no longer
under observation, or it is determined that the record was entered in
error. Requires information about lost/stolen non-serialized property
uniquely inscribed to be entered directly into the appropriate DOJ
automated system (P.C. 11108). AB 88 (Stats. 2005, ch. 690) (Koretz)
Specifies that each illegal assault weapon or .50 BMG rifle possessed
by a defendant can be the basis of a separately punishable offense,
except as a first violation that involves one or two guns, subject to
certain conditions as specified (PC 12280). AB 1288 (Stats. 2005, ch.
702) (Chu)
Mandates the court presiding over a domestic violence case to issue or
consider issuing a firearms prohibition order, where good cause for its
issuance exists, even if the court did not issue a stay away order in
the domestic violence case. Relinquishment of any firearms owned or
possessed by the subject is required if such an order is issued (PC
136.2). Allows law enforcement to advise certain domestic violence
victims if the state database reflects that their abuser purchased or
possesses a firearm. A victim who received this information could
disclose it to others only to the extent that he or she believed it
necessary to protect himself, herself, or a third party from bodily
harm (PC 11106). SB 489 (Stats. 2003, ch. 500) (Scott) (2003 bill -
Provisions are operative beginning 1/1/2006)
Requires that effective January 1, 2006, no semiautomatic centerfire
pistol model may be added to the roster of handguns certified for sale
in California unless it has a chamber load indicator or, if it has a
detachable magazine, a magazine disconnect mechanism. Also effective
January 1, 2006, no rimfire semiautomatic pistol that has a detachable
magazine may be added to the certified list of handguns for sale in
California unless it has a magazine disconnect mechanism. Handgun
models that have been placed on the roster prior to the new
requirements becoming operative may remain on the roster without these
features (PC §§ 12126, 12130).
FEDERAL LAWSUITS BEING FILED FOR CCW’S see californiaconcealedcarry.com for more information.
FEDERAL LAWSUITS BEING FILED FOR CCW’S
September 19, 2007, Santa Maria Times Team Billy Jack has filed a
Federal lawsuit against the Santa Maria Police Department and Chief
Danny Macagni, on behalf of a client in United States District Court,
Central District. The suit alleges multiple violations of California
law and the 14th Amendment. The fully documented allegations against
this department mirror the abuses that take place throughout
California. We shall post updates as the case moves through the court.
We welcome serious, committed applicants with Good Cause, from
throughout California to contact us. We prefer you to contact us prior
to your application so we may shepherd you though the process and
ensure a solid, documented application. We are very interested in
applicants residing in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San
Mateo, Alameda, and Santa Clara counties. These counties have histories
of CCW abuse but we will consider any applicant with a good case. We
have experienced, motivated attorneys and a gifted Private
Investigator, all of whom are well versed in California CCW law, the
14th Amendment, state and Federal case law. This is but the first of
many suits of this type we intend to file.
What is the new law in San Francisco
San Francisco residents will be required to keep their guns in lock
boxes or have trigger locks on their firearms under a law signed
Wednesday by Mayor Gavin Newsom. The law also makes it illegal to
possess or sell firearms on city and county property and requires
firearm dealers to submit an inventory to the police chief every six
months.