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AB-1615 • 2026

Firearms: unsafe handguns.

Firearms: unsafe handguns.

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Sponsor
Nguyen
Last action
Official status
Senate - Consent
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Firearms: unsafe handguns.

AB 1615, as amended, Nguyen.

What This Bill Does

  • AB 1615, as amended, Nguyen.
  • Firearms: unsafe handguns.
  • Existing law makes it a crime, punishable by not more than one year in county jail, to manufacture or cause to be manufactured, import into the state for sale, keep for sale, offer or expose for sale, give, or lend an unsafe handgun.
  • Existing law establishes certain exemptions to this prohibition, including, among others, exemptions for sales to specified law enforcement agencies and other specified government agencies for use by specified employees and sales to specified peace officers.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Senate - Consent

Official Summary Text

Firearms: unsafe handguns.