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California · 2025-2026 Regular Session
SB320Firearms: California Do Not Sell List.
Direction
Firearmspurchase background checksAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Creates a voluntary self-exclusion list that blocks individuals from passing firearms eligibility checks for purchases or private-party transfers, adding a new barrier to firearm acquisition for those who opt in.
The purpose of the Do Not Sell List is to prevent a person who has voluntarily registered on the list from passing a firearms eligibility check to purchase or acquire a firearm from a firearms dealer, as defined in Section 26700, or through a private-party transaction, as described in Sections 27545 and 28050, while they are on the list.
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FirearmsotherAI label
=No change to gun accessmodel confidence 80%
Establishes a voluntary California Do Not Sell List allowing self-registration to block firearm purchases, with confidentiality, removal procedures, and prohibitions on requiring placement on the list for employment or benefits.
No later than November 1, 2027, the Department of Justice shall develop a process to allow a person who resides in California to voluntarily add their own name to, and subsequently remove their own name from, the California Do Not Sell List.
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Law
Status: Failed
Last action
2026-02-02: Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a voluntary self-exclusion mechanism that functions as an additional background-check barrier for firearm purchases and private transfers by those who register, directly restricting access for participants while leaving the underlying firearms laws unchanged for others; the confidentiality, privacy protections, and anti-coercion provisions do not alter the core axis of firearm access.
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