Firearms.

Existing law requires the Attorney General to maintain certain information reported to the Department of Justice in connection with handgun transactions. This bill would require the Attorney General to maintain certain information related to the date of delivery of handguns. Existing law generally regulates the transfer of firearms by firearms dealers. This bill would require that the dealer provide a copy of the record of transfer to the seller and purchaser of a firearm, as specified. The bill would also require the record of transfer to have the signatures of the purchaser and the dealer to acknowledge the date of transfer of a handgun. Existing law provides various exemptions from various requirements pertaining to firearms transactions for law enforcement agencies and other government entities. This bill would provide additional exemptions from certain requirements pertaining to the transfer or disposition of firearms for law enforcement agencies, as specified. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 11106 and 12076 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 962, to become operative if this bill is enacted after AB 962. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 12078 of the Penal Code proposed by SB 175, to become operative if this bill is enacted after SB 175.