CaliforniaFirearms: silencers.
What it does
Existing law makes it a felony for any person, firm, or corporation to possess a silencer within this state. Existing law exempts specified actions from those provisions, including the possession of silencers by specified peace officers employed by specified law enforcement agencies or by military or naval forces, when on duty and when the use of silencers is authorized by the agency and is within the course and scope of their duties.
More detail
This bill would further exempt from the prohibition on possessing silencers specified level I reserve peace officers.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 27Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Chen.Latest
- May 20Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5166.)Major
- Mar 5Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Mar 4From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 3).Minor
- Mar 3
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 2Referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Jan 16From printer. May be heard in committee February 15.
- Jan 15Read first time. To print.Introduced