This bill would also prohibit, after the date described above, any person from importing a handgun for sale unless that person or company provides, prior to importation, satisfactory evidence that ballistic identification information, as specified, for each handgun has been submitted to the Department of Justice. The bill would exempt antique firearms, as defined, and curios and relics, as defined, from these provisions. The bill would provide that a violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. By creating a new crime punishable as a misdemeanor, this bill would impose 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.