2A Legislative Updates
Legislative updates are brought to you by Club member David Smith. David Smith is not an attorney licensed to practice law in California and may not give legal advice or accept fees for legal advice. These updates are provided as information only.
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July 2025 Legislation/Litigation Update July Focus Jr. Shooting Sports Magazine v Bonta challenges the California ban on marketing or advertising firearms and firearm related products to youth. The district court denied the petition for a Preliminary Injunction against enforcing the entire ban, but a compromise did allow non-profit groups to conduct training and activities for… June 2025 Legislation/Litigation Update June Focus The California Department of Justice has completed the rulemaking process and beginning July First the Standard Ammunition Eligibility Check (SAEC) will increase from one dollar to five dollars. The fee to verify a COE is increasing from one dollar to five dollars. So, the fee to verify that someone… May 2025 Legislation/Litigation Update May Focus AB 1187, as introduced, Celeste Rodriguez. Firearms: safety certificates. 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… April 2025 Legislation/Litigation Update April Focus AB 1187, as introduced, Celeste Rodriguez. Firearms: safety certificates. 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…. March 2025 Legislation/Litigation Update March Focus AB 1187, as introduced, Celeste Rodriguez. Firearms: safety certificates. 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… February 2025 Legislation/Litigation Update Rulemaking: The California Department of Justice has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning Carry Concealed Weapons Licenses regulations. The Notice and other documents related to the action available at https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/regs/ccwl. Please feel free to share this Notice with any interested parties. This proposed rulemaking is basically to make the “Emergency… January 2025 Legislation/Litigation Update January Focus The California Department of Justice has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning Carry Concealed Weapons Licenses regulations. The Notice and other documents related to the action available at https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/regs/ccwl. Please feel free to share this Notice with any interested parties. This proposed rulemaking is basically to make the… December 2024 Legislation/Litigation Update December Focus: Laws taking effect January 1, 2025 Private Party Transfers are no longer exempt from the “1 in 30 days” limit. However, this regulatory limit has been enjoined by a federal court and is not currently being enforced. See Nguyen v Bonta in Litigation, below. State Licensed Firearms Dealers will… November 2024 Legislation/Litigation Update Litigation The California Legislature and US Congress are not in session. B&L Productions v Newsom In a combined case dealing with gun shows on state property, including fairgrounds, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted the injunction that allowed gun shows to continue on state property until the case is… October 2024 Legislation/Litigation Update October Focus Ammunition Purchase Fee increase proposed As authorized by Penal Code section 30370, subdivision (e), the Department’s current regulations established a $1.00 fee for a Standard Ammunition Eligibility Check (SAEC) and $1.00 fee for a COE Verification check. (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 11, §§ 4282, 4285.) This fee has not… September 2024 Legislation/Litigation Update September Focus Ammunition Purchase Fee increase proposed As authorized by Penal Code section 30370, subdivision (e), the Department’s current regulations established a $1.00 fee for a Standard Ammunition Eligibility Check (SAEC) and $1.00 fee for a COE Verification check. (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 11, §§ 4282, 4285.) This fee has not… August 2024 Legislation/Litigation Update August Focus U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Representative Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) today introduced the Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act. This bill would prohibit states from implementing excise taxes on firearms and ammunition to fund gun control programs. As of July 1, 2024, California implemented a new 10-11% excise tax…
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