Firearms: California State Military Museum and Resource Center.

Existing law provides that an officer having custody of any firearm that may be useful to the California National Guard, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, or to any military or naval agency of the federal or state government, may, upon the authority of the legislative body of the city, city and county, or county by which the officer is employed and the approval of the Adjutant General, deliver the firearm to the commanding officer of a unit of the California National Guard, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, or any other military agency of the state or federal government, including the California State Military Museum and Resource Center, in lieu of destruction as otherwise required. Existing law also specifies how firearms donated to the California State Military Museum and Resource Center may be disposed of. This bill would correct an incorrect reference to the California State Military Museum and Resource Center in those provisions. The bill would authorize donation of firearms to specified branch museums in addition to the California State Military Museum and Resource Center, and would also authorize any state agency, county, municipality, or special purpose district to offer any excess military weapons or equipment, such as historical war equipment like artillery, tanks, or armored vehicles, to those museums.