California · Penal Code
PEN §26400: (a) A person is guilty of carrying an unloaded firearm that is not a handgun when that person carries upon his or her person an unloaded firearm that is not a handgun outside a vehicle while in any of
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A person commits a misdemeanor by carrying an unloaded non-handgun firearm on their person outside a vehicle in incorporated cities or prohibited public areas, punishable by up to one year jail and/or $1,000 fine.
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