As used in Section 26860, “long gun” means any firearm that is not a handgun or a machinegun.

(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 761, Sec. 2. (SB 683) Effective January 1, 2014.)

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Terms Used In California Penal Code 16865

  • firearm: includes the frame or receiver of the weapon, including both a completed frame or receiver, or a firearm precursor part:

    California Penal Code 16520

  • handgun: means any pistol, revolver, or firearm capable of being concealed upon the person. See California Penal Code 16640
  • machinegun: means any weapon that shoots, is designed to shoot, or can readily be restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. See California Penal Code 16880