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Drafthandgun-roster
A statutory classification under Penal Code section 31910, which refers to defined safety features, firing and drop tests, and additional criteria for specified pistols. [1] It is not an editorial judgment about a model’s performance. [1] The DOJ roster identifies certain additions with a court-order asterisk; the printed statutory criteria and the department’s published explanation therefore need to be read with attention to the applicable legal context. [2] Configuration and purchase rules depend on specifics, this is information, not legal advice.
- 1. Penal Code section 31910retrieved 2026-10-04
- 2. DOJ roster asterisk explanationretrieved 2026-10-04
See also
- roster
California's list of handgun models that dealers are allowed to sell new.
Terms that use unsafe handgun
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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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