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Bonta's gun violence office releases five-year plan with 74 recommendations

Published July 7, 2026 · Updated October 12, 2026

Part 2 of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention's AB 1252 report sets a goal of cutting firearm homicide 30 to 50 percent below record lows within five years.

Written by the CalGunHub desk from public reporting

Who this affects: The plan is a policy document, not a regulation, and by itself it changes no obligations for California gun owners, dealers, or agencies. Its firearms-related items signal where the department may seek legislative or administrative action, including changes to the stalled SB 452 microstamping program and continued dealer-regulation updates. Recommendations in the report would require separate legislation or rulemaking to take effect. Readers can review the full report on the Department of Justice website. This is general information, not legal advice.

Attorney General Rob Bonta's Office of Gun Violence Prevention on July 7, 2026 released the second part of a report required by AB 1252, a five-year strategic plan containing 74 recommendations across 18 focus areas, according to a department press release.

The report document, dated July 1, sets a goal of reducing firearm homicide in California 30 to 50 percent below record-low levels within five years, according to the release. Part 1 of the report was published in April 2026, making the new installment the concluding volume of the legislatively mandated study.

Several portions of the plan touch firearms regulation directly. The report notes the department received no funding for the grant and contract program created by SB 452, the microstamping law, and that no entity had sought the associated license. It proposes amending SB 452's timelines, according to the document. The report also points to the department's 2026 adoption of updated dealer regulations, including the civil-fine rules that took effect Oct. 1.

The July 7 announcement is an agency report rather than a rulemaking, so it creates no new requirements on its own. Its recommendations are directed at state policymakers, agencies, and local partners, according to the release, and any of the proposals touching statutes or regulations would have to move through the Legislature or the administrative process before taking effect.

Searches surfaced no press coverage of the Part 2 installment outside the department's own materials; this account rests on the press release and the report PDF posted with it. The full document is available on the department's website.

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