Firearms.

(1) Existing law, subject to exceptions, requires a firearm transaction to be conducted by a licensed firearms dealer. Existing law establishes requirements that dealers must adhere to in conducting firearms transactions and when delivering firearms, including, among others, a 10-day waiting period, purchaser background check, and possession of a handgun safety certificate by the purchaser. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2015, prohibit a resident of this state from importing into this state, bringing into this state, or transporting into this state, any firearm that he or she purchased or otherwise obtained on or after January 1, 2015, from outside of this state unless he or she first has that firearm delivered to a dealer in this state for delivery to that resident pursuant to the requirements described above regarding dealers. The bill would create several exemptions to this prohibition, as specified. The bill would make a violation of these provisions involving a firearm that is not a handgun a misdemeanor, and a violation involving a handgun a misdemeanor or a felony. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law allows the Department of Justice to charge a fee for the actual costs associated with the preparation, sale, processing, and filing of forms or reports required or utilized pursuant to provisions of law requiring individuals to report the acquisition of a firearm to the department. Some of the exemptions to the requirement to have an imported firearm first delivered to a dealer in the state created by this bill would require the person taking possession of the firearm and importing, bringing, and transporting it into the state to submit a report to the Department of Justice that includes information about the person taking possession of the firearm, how title was obtained, and a description of the firearm. This bill would allow the department to charge a fee for the actual costs associated with the preparation, sale, processing, and filing of these reports. (3) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 16520 and 28230 of the Penal Code proposed by SB 808 that would become operative if this bill and SB 808 are both enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 11106 of the Penal Code, proposed by SB 53 and SB 808, that would become operative only if this bill and either or both of those bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last. (4) 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.