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California

This jurisdictional hub aggregates FRC holdings related to California. It supports research on the state’s firearms history, technology, law, policy, and culture from the Spanish and Mexican periods through statehood to the present.

  • Legal sources: statutes and session laws, administrative code, attorney general opinions, appellate decisions, and select municipal ordinances.
  • Historical materials: newspapers, photographs, maps, catalogs, defense and aerospace industry records, law-enforcement and sporting archives, and oral histories tied to California people and places.
  • Research outputs: technical reports, academic studies, training manuals, and curated datasets relevant to the state.

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    General Municipal Ordinances of the City of Oakland, California 15 (1909)
    (1909)
    Prohibited the carry of firearms, shooting of birds, or throwing of stones or other missiles within the boundaries of any park
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    City Ordinances of the City of Needles, in The Needles Eye, November 29, 1913, at 3
    (1913)
    Chapter 4, Article 4-Concealed Weapons, §§ 60-61. Approved November 28, 1913. Volume 25, Number 48. (Needles, California): Prohibited concealed carry of pistol, revolver, dirk, derringer, dagger, Bowie-knife, razor, brass knuckles, slung-shot, sand-bag, or other dangerous or deadly weapon.
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    1895 Cal. Stat. 258
    (1901)
    § 179: Prohibited the use of a shotgun of larger caliber known as a ten gauge. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor. Possession in the field, on marsh, bay, lake, or stream shall be prima facie evidence of its illegal use.
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    1917 Cal. Stat. 221-25
    (1917)
    Prohibited the concealed carry of any pistol, revolver, or other firearm without a license. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor. Also declared the unlawful carry or possession of any of the above items as a nuisance, to be confiscated by the police and surrendered to a judge. Confiscated weapons are to be destroyed at the end of the year.