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CA AB 1263 2025-2026 Regular Session

Firearms: ghost guns.

Chaptered bank: none

Chaptered. Effective date is not on the official record yet.

Official status checked 2026-10-04 23:46 PT

Bill summary

Existing law makes it a crime for a person to manufacture or cause to be manufactured specified firearms.

Existing law prohibits a person, other than a state-licensed firearms manufacturer, from using a computer numerical control (CNC) milling machine or three-dimensional printer to manufacture a firearm.

This bill would prohibit a person from knowingly or willfully causing another person to engage in the unlawful manufacture of firearms or knowingly or willfully aiding, abetting, prompting, or facilitating the unlawful manufacture of firearms, including the manufacture of assault weapons or .50 BMG rifles or the manufacture of any firearm using a three-dimensional printer or CNC milling machine, as specified.

The bill would make a violation of these provisions a misdemeanor.

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Defender utility

Watch for PMF restriction expansion.

California ghost-gun PMF