Firearms: prohibited persons.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on enforcement or penalties for breaking the new rules, nor does it specify what happens before January 1, 2027.

Firearms: People Who Can't Have Guns

The bill makes it illegal for people who have been convicted of altering marks on guns to own or use firearms for ten years after their conviction, starting from January 1, 2027.

What This Bill Does

• Adds a rule that if someone is found guilty of changing the marks on a gun's identification, they can't buy, get, have, or keep any firearm for 10 years after being convicted.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who have been convicted of altering marks on guns.

Terms To Know

Prohibited persons

Individuals who are not allowed to own or use firearms because they have committed certain crimes.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if someone violates this new rule before January 1, 2027.
• It is unclear how many people will be affected by these changes.

Official Summary Text

SB 1220, as introduced, Hurtado.
Firearms: prohibited persons.
Existing law, subject to exceptions, provides that any person who has been convicted of certain misdemeanors may not, within 10 years of the conviction, own, purchase, receive, possess or have under their custody or control, any firearm and makes a violation of that prohibition punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony.
Under existing law, a person who alters, removes, or obliterates, or who buys, receives, disposes of, sells, offers for sale, or has in possession any pistol, revolver, or other firearm that has had the name of the maker or model or the manufacturer’s number or other mark of identification changed, altered, removed, or obliterated is guilty of a misdemeanor.
This bill would prohibit a person, who is convicted on or after January 1, 2027, of the above prohibition, from owning, purchasing,
receiving, or having in their possession or under their custody or control any firearm within 10 years of the conviction. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, the bill would create a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Current Bill Text

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