AB 2047 would require 3D printers sold in California to ship with "firearm blocking technology" — an approved-device model, plus liability for circumventing it. The Senate Appropriations Committee takes up its suspense file on Thursday, August 13, and AB 2047 is on it. Here's what the bill does, where it stands, and why the opposition runs well beyond 2A.
Since January 1, 2026, firearm parts ordered online must route through a licensed dealer — and SB 704 added barrels to the regulated list. Six months in, here's what actually changed at checkout, what the gray areas are, and where the legal challenges stand.
After the Ninth Circuit struck down one-gun-a-month, Sacramento answered with AB 1078: a 3-guns-per-30-days cap starting April 1, 2026, a longer list of ways to lose your CCW, non-resident attestation requirements, and fresh LiveScans on renewal. Here's the full breakdown.
Governor Newsom signed AB 1948 on June 30, 2026, extending California CCW licenses from two years to three. It takes effect January 1, 2027 — and until then, sheriffs are still issuing two-year permits. Here's what we know, what's unresolved, and what permit holders should do.
One-gun-a-month struck down, ammo background checks ruled unconstitutional, carry rules in flux — the last year of court decisions touched nearly every corner of the C&R collector's world. Here's a collector-focused tour of what changed and what didn't.
The Ninth Circuit's Baird panel said the Second Amendment protects open carry. The Second Circuit's Frey decision upheld New York's ban. When federal appeals courts split like this, the Supreme Court usually gets the last word. Here's the road map.
A Ninth Circuit panel declared California's urban open-carry ban unconstitutional on January 2, 2026 — and headlines declared open carry "legal." It isn't. The ruling never took effect, the full court took the case en banc, and arrests are still happening. Here's the real status.
In June 2025 the Ninth Circuit unanimously struck down California's one-firearm-per-30-days purchase limit. Here's what the ruling said, what's changed at the gun counter, and the caveats buyers should still keep in mind.
On June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court struck down Hawaii's "default no-carry" rule for private property open to the public — and put California's nearly identical SB2 provision on notice. Here's what the 6–3 decision actually says and what it means for CCW holders.
A structured briefing for checking current restrictions, destination rules, and authoritative sources before transporting regulated equipment.
