The California Legislature will adjourn today, July 2nd, for its summer recess. Several anti-gun bills have advanced through the legislative process and remain on track for consideration when the Legislature reconvenes on August 3rd. Below is the latest status of key anti-gun bills as the Legislature leaves Sacramento for the summer recess:
The following bill is on the Senate Third Reading File:
Assembly Bill 1974, framed as a "voluntary" firearm storage measure, expands government involvement in the custody and disposition of lawfully owned firearms. AB 1974 creates another pathway through which law-abiding Californians may face administrative hurdles when seeking the return of their property. The bill's destruction of provisions and reliance on California's existing firearm-release bureaucracy raises concerns that firearms surrendered for temporary safekeeping could become difficult or costly to recover.
The following bills have been referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee:
Assembly Bill 1743 expands the state’s firearm owner data-sharing framework by increasing access to information maintained in California’s Automated Firearms System and related databases. Expanding this system raises significant concerns given California’s track record of protecting firearm owner data. In 2022, the California Department of Justice exposed the personal information of thousands of firearm owners and concealed carry permit holders in a widely reported data breach.
Assembly Bill 1753 “clarifies” California’s Gun Violence Restraining Order (GVRO) violation framework by explicitly subjecting ammunition possession to the same hearing and enforcement procedures currently applied to firearms. Red flag laws have repeatedly stripped law-abiding citizens of their Second Amendment rights while undermining basic due process protections. Existing red flag laws in California should not be expanded under the guise of “clarification,” but repealed.
Assembly Bill 1810 expands the California DOJ's authority to remove licensed firearm dealers from the state's centralized list, including for certain licensing and inspection violations. It also mandates targeted annual inspections and could force otherwise lawful dealers out of business through burdensome regulatory requirements.
Assembly Bill 2047 targets 3-dimmensional printers by restricting their sale or transfer unless equipped with so called “firearm blueprint detection algorithms." The bill represents a broad attack on lawful technology and raises concerns about free speech, innovation, and the rights of law-abiding Californians. These concerns are not just realized by firearm owners, but tens-of-thousands of STEM educators and technology professionals.
The following bills have been referred to the Assembly Appropriations Committee:
Senate Bill 948 dramatically expands California’s Firearm Safety Certificate (FSC) requirements by mandating a minimum four-hour training course beginning in 2028, including live-fire exercises and state-prescribed classroom instruction. Criminal misuse of firearms is not the result of insufficient government mandates, yet this bill imposes additional regulatory burdens on law-abiding citizens while doing nothing to address crime.
Senate Bill 1220 seeks to add a new firearm-prohibiting misdemeanor to California's list of offenses that trigger a 10-year firearm prohibition. Specifically, a person convicted of possessing, selling, transferring, or otherwise dealing with a firearm that has had its identifying marks or serial number altered. While existing law already makes it a misdemeanor to possess or transfer a firearm with such traits, this bill expands California's ever-growing list of misdemeanor offenses that can result in the loss of constitutional rights.
Additionally, despite the California Legislature's continued pursuit of anti-gun policies, there is one welcome development. Assembly Bill 1948 has been signed into law by the Governor, extending the valid term of California's concealed carry permits by allowing new licenses to be valid for up to three years. This practical reform reduces unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles for law-abiding permit holders who have already completed California's extensive background checks and training requirements, while also easing administrative burdens on local licensing authorities.
Please stay tuned to your inbox and www.nraila.org for further updates. Your NRA will be back in Sacramento when lawmakers return, continuing to fight for your Second Amendment rights.
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