The 9th Circuit flipped the burden for 'shall-issue' permit rules. Previously the government had to prove a rule fit the nation's tradition; now a user must show the rule is being abused to block access. It's a Hawaii ruling, so it changes nothing in California today.
Fifth Circuit struck the 34-year ban on direct interstate handgun sales as a Second Amendment violation. CA buyers who used out-of-state FFL transfers lose the legal barrier. ATF guidance still describes the old transfer route; CA Roster and purchase limits stand.
DOJ challenges Minnesota’s purchase-permit waits, alleging delays of nearly 60 days for some city applicants. The lawsuit does not change California’s 10-day waiting period.
People barred under federal firearms law will have a new way to seek relief. DOJ opens its first public phase to 5,000 applicants on Nov. 4, 2026; a $30 fee begins Jan. 4, 2027. Approval is not automatic and does not remove California prohibitions.
Federal law bars licensed dealers from selling handguns to 18-to-20-year-olds, but the DOJ has now concluded that ban is unconstitutional and will not be enforced. It is a federal opinion, not a court ruling, and does not override California's 21-year-old rule.
The Ninth Circuit upheld California's gun-store recording mandate (Penal Code section 26806), rejecting First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendment challenges in Richards v. Newsom.
California and Giffords lost their standing fight to block ATF's carve-out for unfinished AR-15-style receivers, per the Ninth Circuit's August 21 decision.
As of Thursday, August 27, 2026, California's DROS Entry System won't let a dealer submit your purchase without your occupation. It isn't a new law — it's a line that has been sitting in Penal Code 28160 all along, and the software finally enforces it. Here's the statute, what the DOJ has and hasn't published, and why the funny answers being passed around the forums carry real criminal exposure.
Glendale just took its CCW application fee from $100 to $1,078 — with renewals at $828. Riverside County charges $20. Same state, same statute, same right, a 50x spread. Here's what you'll actually pay all-in, what the law allows, and why this is headed to court.
The $200 tax stamp is gone and a Texas judge just called NFA registration unconstitutional. It's the biggest shake-up to federal gun law in 90 years — and for Californians, suppressors are still a felony. Here's what actually changed, what didn't, and the one wrinkle nobody's talking about.
