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Assembly passes AB 1078, raising firearm purchase limit to three per 30 days

Published September 11, 2025 · Updated October 12, 2026

AB 1078 (Berman) cleared final legislative passage on September 11, 2025, raising the purchase-application limit and revising CCW licensing provisions.

Written by the CalGunHub desk from public reporting

Who this affects: Per the chaptered text, California's statutory limit on firearm purchase applications is three per 30-day period beginning April 1, 2026, replacing the prior one-per-30 limit. The measure also expands CCW disqualifiers and creates a statutory nonresident CCW application process. This is general information, not legal advice.

The Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to Assembly Bill 1078 (Berman) on September 11, 2025, with 57 ayes and 20 noes, completing final legislative passage, according to California Legislative Information. The bill was later signed on October 10, 2025, as Chapter 570 of the Statutes of 2025. Beginning April 1, 2026, the measure raises the limit on firearm purchase applications from one to three per 30-day period. The change follows the Ninth Circuit's decision in Nguyen v. Bonta, which ruled against the prior one-per-30 limit. The bill also expands disqualifiers for carry concealed weapon licenses, adds a statutory process for nonresident CCW applicants, and makes conforming licensing changes. According to California Legislative Information, the bill is chaptered, and the three-per-30 limit has been operative since April 1, 2026, as confirmed by 2026 practitioner summaries; the latest development is the April 1, 2026 operative date.

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