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The limited exclusion in Penal Code section 32100(a) from the specified unsafe-handgun articles for single-action revolvers satisfying its capacity, dimensional, and additional listed criteria. [1] The provision contains alternative qualifying specifications and cannot be reduced to the words “single action” alone. [1] Its stated scope concerns particular articles of the handgun statute; it does not itself resolve every other law governing a firearm or the circumstances involving it. [1] Configuration and purchase rules depend on specifics, this is information, not legal advice.
- 1. Penal Code section 32100(a)retrieved 2026-10-04
See also
- unsafe handgunDraft
A statutory classification under Penal Code section 31910, which refers to defined safety features, firing and drop tests, and additional criteria for specified pistols.
- 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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