California Penal Code

§ 26850

PEN § 26850 Effective Jan 1, 2012Div. 6 · Title 4 · Part 6 · Ch. 2 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)Except as authorized by the department, no firearms dealer may deliver a handgun unless the recipient performs a safe handling demonstration with that handgun.

(b)The safe handling demonstration shall commence with the handgun unloaded and locked with the firearm safety device with which it is required to be delivered, if applicable. While maintaining muzzle awareness, that is, the firearm is pointed in a safe direction, preferably down at the ground, and trigger discipline, that is, the trigger finger is outside of the trigger guard and along side of the handgun frame, at all times, the handgun recipient shall correctly and safely perform the following:

(1)If the handgun is a semiautomatic pistol, the steps listed in Section 26853.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 745, Sec. 11. (AB 809) Effective January 1, 2012.