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Senate Bill 1100 was signed into law by Gov. Brown in September 2018. The bill prohibits the sale or transfer of any firearm by a licensed dealer to any person under 21 years of age.
SB 1100 does provide a few exceptions though to this general prohibition. For example, the bill does not apply to the sale of a firearm to:
A firearms dealer that violates this bill is guilty of a crime and will be punished in accordance with California Penal Code 27590. Under this code section, selling a firearm to a person under 21 is a type of wobbler offense. This means the crime can be punished as either a misdemeanor or a felony.
If charged as a misdemeanor, the offense is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for up to six months.
If charged as a felony, the crime is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for two, three or four years.
SB 1100 prohibits the sale or transfer of any firearm by a licensed dealer to any person under 21 years of age.
There are six important exceptions, though, to this general rule. A firearms dealer can sell or transfer a firearm, that is not a handgun, to a person 18 years of age or older when that person:
A firearms dealer that violates SB 1100 is guilty of a crime.
The penalty for the offense is set forth in California Penal Code 27590. Under this code section, selling a firearm to a person under 21 is a type of wobbler offense. This means the crime can be punished as either a misdemeanor or a felony.
If charged as a misdemeanor, the offense is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for up to six months.
If charged as a felony, the crime is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for:
Prior to SB 1100, California had, and still does have, two gun laws that apply to young adults. These laws prohibit:
SB 1100 is aimed to help keep guns away from schools. It was introduced by Senator Anthony Portantino. He introduced the bill in response to the tragic Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. SB 1100 amends Sections 27510 and 29182 of the California Penal Code.
A former Los Angeles prosecutor, attorney Neil Shouse graduated with honors from UC Berkeley and Harvard Law School (and completed additional graduate studies at MIT). He has been featured on CNN, Good Morning America, Dr Phil, The Today Show and Court TV. Mr Shouse has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Criminal and Top 100 Civil Attorneys.