California’s narrowing of gun barrel sales to licensed dealers only and background check requirement for said sales takes effect January 1, 2026.
Breitbart News reported that Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed the gun barrel controls on October 10, 2025, noting that the new law “will require all gun barrel sales to be conducted by licensed firearms dealers, mandating that said dealers conduct an ‘eligibility check’ before selling a barrel.”
The language of the bill makes clear that a five dollar fee will be added to each barrel sale to cover the cost of the “eligibility check.”
California Attorney General Rob Bonta put out a press release noting that…
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