Where neither party to the transaction holds a dealer’s license issued pursuant to Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive, the parties to the transaction shall complete the sale, loan, or transfer of that firearm through a licensed firearms dealer pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050).
Cal. Penal Code § 27545
Crimes Relating to Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Bauer v. Becerra (2017)
Most recently applied in Matthew Jones v. Rob Bonta (May 2022)
Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6
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