AB 1674

AB 1674 – Firearms: Waiting Period
Miguel Santiago (D-53)

CRPA’s Position: Oppose

Summary: Existing law, subject to exceptions, prohibits a person from making more than one application to purchase a handgun within any 30-day period. Violation of that prohibition is a crime. Existing law exempts from that prohibition a firearms transaction where neither of the parties is a firearms dealer if the transaction is completed through a dealer. Existing law prohibits a firearms dealer from delivering a handgun to a person whenever the dealer is notified by the Department of Justice that within the preceding 30-day period the purchaser has made another application to purchase a handgun that does not fall within an exception to the 30-day prohibition. A violation of that delivery prohibition by the dealer is a crime. This bill would make the 30-day prohibition and the dealer delivery prohibition described above applicable to all types of firearms. The bill would delete the private party transaction exemption to the 30-day prohibition. The bill would make additional conforming changes and technical, nonsubstantive changes. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.

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Introduced: 1/19/2016

Current Status: 2/4/2016-Referred to Committee on Public Safety.

Location: 2/4/2016-A. Public Safety.