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    www.calgunlaws.com

    CalGunLaws.com is an online research resource designed primarily for use by attorneys and interested firearm owners. CalGunLaws.com strives to provide easy access to and facilitate understanding of the multitude of complex federal, state, and local firearm laws and ordinances, administrative and executive regulations, case law, and past and current litigation that defines the California firearms regulatory scheme in theory and practice.

    In addition to compiling and publishing firearms law related information and providing on-line legal research tools to access that information, CalGunLaws.com also seeks to keep its users informed and aware of their legal rights and responsibilities, and active in efforts to reform and improve the law.

    CalGunLaws.com is designed and organized to make it easy to research the law and to locate source materials and related information. All of the articles are cross referenced.

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    Penal Code Reorganization Reference Materials and Tools
    California Law Revision Commission Nonsubstantive Reorganization of Deadly Weapons Statutes: Disposition Table
    California Law Revision Commission Nonsubstantive Reorganization of Deadly Weapons Statutes: Reverse Disposition Table
    District Attorney Version of Deadly Weapons Statutes Disposition Table with Common Names
    LASD Weapons Arrest Sections Within the Revised Penal Code. Effect January 1, 2012

    Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
    California DOJ Bureau of Firearms FAQ
    Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives FAQ

    Topics
    Assault Weapons and .50 BMG

    Concealed Weapons Permits
    Destructive Devices
    Fully Automatics and Machine Guns
    Gunsmiths and Manufacturing
    Importation and “Sporting Purposes”
    Less-Lethal Weapons
    Licenses and Permits
    Possession and Prohibited Persons and Places
    Possession and Manner of “Carrying”
    Firearm Possession in National Parks
    Purchasing and Acquiring Firearms
    Seizure and Return of Firearms
    Restoring the Right to Possess Firearms
    Traveling with Firearms

    Special Interest Reference Materials
    Police/Law Enforcement Resources

    FFL Resources
    Prop House Resources [coming soon]
    Shooting Range Resources
    Fireworks, Pyrotechnics, Special Effects and Explosives Resources

    Laws and Regulations
    California Statutes
    California Firearm Regulations
    State Laws and Published Ordinances – Firearms, 2008, 29th Edition
    Federal Firearms Regulations Reference Guide (2005)
    Large Capacity Magazine Law Overview
    Unsafe Handgun Act Summary

    Legality of Specific Firearms and Devices
    Judging the Judges: Illegal Firearms in California?
    “Feeding the Judge,” American Rifleman (Aug. 2011)

    Forms
    California Court Forms
    California Notice of No Longer in Possession of Firearm Form (New Version)
    California Notice of No Longer in Possession of Firearm Form (Old Version)
    California DOJ Bureau of Firearms Forms and Publications
    BATFE Power of Attorney Form

    Regulatory Agencies Links
    California DOJ Bureau of Firearms
    Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
    California State Bar

    Noteworthy Agency Reports and Publications
    2009 Report on Firearms Used in the Commission of Crimes
    California Dept. of Justice Bureau of Firearms Information Bulletins
    California Dept. of Justice Law Enforcement Bulletins [coming soon]
    ATF Rulings
    ATF Publications

    Self-Defense Civil Rights Associations
    National Rifle Association
    National Rifle Association / Institute for Legislative Action
    NRA California Grassroots and Member’s Councils
    California Rifle and Pistol Association Foundation

    Reference Links
    General Firearms Reference Sources and Links
    Guns, Guns, Guns: All Resources About Guns

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