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Cal. Penal Code § 16650

Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)

Part of Title 1: Preliminary Provisions, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 16650

Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.

Cal. Penal Code § 16650Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
(a) As used in this part, “handgun ammunition” means ammunition principally for use in pistols, revolvers, and other firearms capable of being concealed upon the person, notwithstanding that the ammunition may also be used in some rifles. (b) As used in Section 30312 and in Article 3 (commencing with Section 30345) of Chapter 1 of Division 10 of Title 4, “handgun ammunition” does not include either of the following: (1) Ammunition designed and intended to be used in an antique firearm. (2) Blanks.

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