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Pen. Code, § 32105 · Article 6. Exceptions to Rules Governing Unsafe Handguns

Pen. Code, § 32105

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Repealed (in Sec. 8) and added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 354, Sec. 9. (AB 191) Effective September 20, 2026. Operative January 1, 2029, by its own provisions.

(a) The Legislature finds a significant public purpose in exempting pistols that are designed expressly for use in Olympic or Paralympic target shooting events. Therefore, those pistols that are sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, or by USA Shooting, the national governing body for international shooting competition in the United States, and that fall within the definition of “unsafe handgun” pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 31910 shall be exempt, as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c).

(b) Article 4 (commencing with Section 31900) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 32000) shall not apply to any of the following pistols, because they are consistent with the significant public purpose expressed in subdivision (a):

MANUFACTURER MODEL CALIBER

ANSCHUTZ FP .22LR

BENELLI MP90 .22LR

BENELLI MP90 .32 S&W LONG

BENELLI MP95 .22LR

BENELLI MP95 .32 S&W LONG

DRULOV FP .22LR

GREEN ELECTROARM .22LR

HAMMERLI 100 .22LR

HAMMERLI 101 .22LR

HAMMERLI 102 .22LR

HAMMERLI 162 .22LR

HAMMERLI 280 .22LR

HAMMERLI 280 .32 S&W LONG

HAMMERLI FP10 .22LR

HAMMERLI MP33 .22LR

HAMMERLI SP20 .22LR

HAMMERLI SP20 .32 S&W LONG

MORINI CM102E .22LR

MORINI 22M .22LR

MORINI 32M .32 S&W LONG

MORINI CM80 .22LR

PARDINI GP .22 SHORT

PARDINI GPO .22 SHORT

PARDINI GP-SCHUMANN .22 SHORT

PARDINI HP .32 S&W LONG

PARDINI K22 .22LR

PARDINI MP .32 S&W LONG

PARDINI PGP75 .22LR

PARDINI SP .22LR

PARDINI SPE .22LR

SAKO FINMASTER .22LR

STEYR FP .22LR

VOSTOK IZH NO. 1 .22LR

VOSTOK MU55 .22LR

VOSTOK TOZ35 .22LR

WALTHER FP .22LR

WALTHER GSP .22LR

WALTHER GSP .32 S&W LONG

WALTHER OSP .22 SHORT

WALTHER OSP-2000 .22 SHORT

(c) The department shall create a program that is consistent with the purpose stated in subdivision (a) to exempt new models of competitive pistols from Article 4 (commencing with Section 31900) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 32000). The exempt competitive pistols may be based on recommendations by USA Shooting consistent with the regulations contained in the USA Shooting Official Rules or may be based on the recommendation or rules of any other organization that the department deem relevant.

(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2029.

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

(a) The Legislature finds a significant public purpose in exempting pistols that are designed expressly for use in Olympic or Paralympic target shooting events. Therefore, those pistols that are sanctioned by the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, or by USA Shooting, the national governing body for international shooting competition in the United States, and that fall within the definition of “unsafe handgun” pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 31910 shall be exempt, as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c).

(b) Article 4 (commencing with Section 31900) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 32000) shall not apply to any of the following pistols, because they are consistent with the significant public purpose expressed in subdivision (a):

MANUFACTURER MODEL CALIBER

ANSCHUTZ FP .22LR

BENELLI MP90 .22LR

BENELLI MP90 .32 S&W LONG

BENELLI MP95 .22LR

BENELLI MP95 .32 S&W LONG

DRULOV FP .22LR

GREEN ELECTROARM .22LR

HAMMERLI 100 .22LR

HAMMERLI 101 .22LR

HAMMERLI 102 .22LR

HAMMERLI 162 .22LR

HAMMERLI 280 .22LR

HAMMERLI 280 .32 S&W LONG

HAMMERLI FP10 .22LR

HAMMERLI MP33 .22LR

HAMMERLI SP20 .22LR

HAMMERLI SP20 .32 S&W LONG

MORINI CM102E .22LR

MORINI 22M .22LR

MORINI 32M .32 S&W LONG

MORINI CM80 .22LR

PARDINI GP .22 SHORT

PARDINI GPO .22 SHORT

PARDINI GP-SCHUMANN .22 SHORT

PARDINI HP .32 S&W LONG

PARDINI K22 .22LR

PARDINI MP .32 S&W LONG

PARDINI PGP75 .22LR

PARDINI SP .22LR

PARDINI SPE .22LR

SAKO FINMASTER .22LR

STEYR FP .22LR

VOSTOK IZH NO. 1 .22LR

VOSTOK MU55 .22LR

VOSTOK TOZ35 .22LR

WALTHER FP .22LR

WALTHER GSP .22LR

WALTHER GSP .32 S&W LONG

WALTHER OSP .22 SHORT

WALTHER OSP-2000 .22 SHORT

(c) The department shall create a program that is consistent with the purpose stated in subdivision (a) to exempt new models of competitive pistols from Article 4 (commencing with Section 31900) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 32000). The exempt competitive pistols may be based on recommendations by USA Shooting consistent with the regulations contained in the USA Shooting Official Rules or may be based on the recommendation or rules of any other organization that the department deems relevant.

(d) (1) By June 30, 2028, the Department of Justice shall supplement the list of exempted pistols in subdivision (c) to exempt new models of pistols anticipated to be utilized in the 2028 Olympic or Paralympic Games.

(2) The department shall supplement the list of exempted pistols pursuant to paragraph (1) in coordination with, and promptly after receipt of any sufficient recommendation from, the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028. The Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028 shall provide any sufficient recommendations to the department by June 19, 2028.

(3) Neither paragraph (1) nor paragraph (2) divest the Department of Justice of its independent authority to evaluate or render a decision regarding any sufficient recommendation submitted by the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028. To the extent that it does not conflict with the other provisions of this section, a sufficient recommendation may be approved, and the list of exempted pistols described in subdivision (c) may be appropriately updated.

(e) For the purposes of subdivision (d), a sufficient recommendation shall include all of the following:

(1) Be signed and dated by either the chief executive officer or chief operating officer of the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028.

(2) Specify the make, model, and caliber of the pistol.

(3) Include a statement that the pistol is sanctioned by the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028, the International Olympic Committee, or the International Paralympic Committee in an Olympic or Paralympic target shooting competition.

(4) Include a statement that the pistol is or will be used for Olympic or Paralympic target shooting purposes.

(f) Regulations adopted to implement subdivisions (d) or (e) are emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law to be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare.

(g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 354, Sec. 8. (AB 191) Effective September 20, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 9 of Stats. 2026, Ch. 354.

History (not yet in force)

Repealed (in Sec. 8) and added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 354, Sec. 9. (AB 191) Effective September 20, 2026. Operative January 1, 2029, by its own provisions.

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