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California Law prohibiting law abiding citizens from purchasing more than one handgun OR more one semi-automatic centerfire rifle in a 30 day period.
California Senate Bill 61, signed into law October 11th 2019, amended sections of the California Penal Code in regards purchases. The most pertinent is California Penal Code Section 27535. Beginning tomorrow, July 1, 2021, this law will prohibit a person from making more than one application (i.e. DROS (Dealer Record of Sale)/Background/Firearm Registration) within any 30-day period to purchase a semiautomatic centerfire rifle. Previously, the 30-day rule applied only to handguns. The law now prohibits the DROS of both a handgun AND a semi-automatic rifle within a 30 day period. Its either one or the other, not both. This brings semi-automatic rifle purchase restrictions in line with handgun purchase restriction.
The same law also changed in that after January 1st 2021, the law now prohibits the sale of all semiautomatic centerfire rifles to any person under the age of 21, except for a law enforcement officer or an active-duty member of the Armed Forces. Previously holders of valid California Hunting Licenses could purchase semi-automatic centerfire rifles but not stripped lower receivers.
This does not apply to “rimfire” rifles (such as 22LR, 22 Magnum, 17HMR, see the link for a full list if calibers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rimfire_cartridges)
Here is the actual Penal Code as it now reads:
California Penal Code amended by Senate Bill 61 (Signed into law October 11th , 2019)
Section 27535.
(a) A person shall not make an application to purchase more than one handgun or semiautomatic centerfire rifle within any 30-day period. This subdivision does not authorize a person to make an application to purchase both a handgun and semiautomatic centerfire rifle within the same 30-day period.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to any of the following:
(1) Any law enforcement agency.
(2) Any agency duly authorized to perform law enforcement duties.
(3) Any state or local correctional facility.
(4) Any private security company licensed to do business in California.
(5) Any person who is properly identified as a full-time paid peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2, and who is authorized to, and does carry a firearm during the course and scope of employment as a peace officer.
(6) Any motion picture, television, or video production company or entertainment or theatrical company whose production by its nature involves the use of a firearm.
(7) Any person who may, pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 27600), Article 3 (commencing with Section 27650), or Article 4 (commencing with Section 27700), claim an exemption from the waiting period set forth in Section 27540.
(8) Any transaction conducted through a licensed firearms dealer pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 28050).
(9) Any person who is licensed as a collector pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto, and has a current certificate of eligibility issued by the Department of Justice pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) of Chapter 2.
(10) The exchange of a handgun or semiautomatic centerfire rifle where the dealer purchased that firearm from the person seeking the exchange within the 30-day period immediately preceding the date of exchange or replacement.
(11) The replacement of a handgun or semiautomatic centerfire rifle when the person’s firearm was lost or stolen, and the person reported that firearm lost or stolen pursuant to Section 25250 prior to the completion of the application to purchase the replacement.
(12) The return of any handgun or semiautomatic centerfire rifle to its owner.
(13) A community college that is certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to present the law enforcement academy basic course or other commission-certified law enforcement training.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
Link to the actual Law:
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB61