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Drafthandgun-roster
The asterisk attached to some model names on DOJ’s current roster. [1] DOJ states that it identifies a handgun added pursuant to the cited orders in Boland v. Bonta and identifies the district and appellate case records. [1] The marker should be preserved when reporting that entry; it is not a magazine-capacity notation, a blanket designation for related models, or a substitute for reviewing the relevant orders. [1] Configuration and purchase rules depend on specifics, this is information, not legal advice.
- 1. DOJ roster asterisk explanationretrieved 2026-10-04
See also
- roster
California's list of handgun models that dealers are allowed to sell new.
- handgunDraft
Penal Code section 16640 defines a handgun to include a pistol, revolver, or firearm capable of being concealed upon a person.
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This entry is one of 153 defined terms in the CalGunHub glossary of California and federal firearm-law vocabulary. The 11 core terms are short plain-English definitions; the extended terms are cited research drafts, labelled as drafts, with their statutory sources listed under each entry. Every definition here is informational only and is not legal advice.
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