PENAL CODE
SECTION 26405
26405. Section 26400 does not apply to, or affect, the carrying of
an unloaded firearm that is not a handgun in any of the following
circumstances:
(a) By a person when carried within a place of business, a place
of residence, or on private real property, if that person, by virtue
of subdivision (a) of Section 25605, may carry a firearm within that
place of business, place of residence, or on that private real
property owned or lawfully occupied by that person.
(b) By a person when carried within a place of business, a place
of residence, or on private real property, if done with the
permission of a person who, by virtue of subdivision (a) of Section
25605, may carry a firearm within that place of business, place of
residence, or on that private real property owned or lawfully
occupied by that person.
(c) When the firearm is either in a locked container or encased
and it is being transported directly between places where a person is
not prohibited from possessing that firearm and the course of travel
shall include only those deviations between authorized locations as
are reasonably necessary under the circumstances.
(d) If the person possessing the firearm reasonably believes that
he or she is in grave danger because of circumstances forming the
basis of a current restraining order issued by a court against
another person or persons who has or have been found to pose a threat
to his or her life or safety. This subdivision may not apply when
the circumstances involve a mutual restraining order issued pursuant
to Division 10 (commencing with Section 6200) of the Family Code
absent a factual finding of a specific threat to the person's life or
safety. Upon a trial for violating Section 26400, the trier of fact
shall determine whether the defendant was acting out of a reasonable
belief that he or she was in grave danger.
(e) By a peace officer or an honorably retired peace officer if
that officer may carry a concealed firearm pursuant to Article 2
(commencing with Section 25450) of Chapter 2, or a loaded firearm
pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 25900) of Chapter 3.
(f) By a person to the extent that person may openly carry a
loaded firearm that is not a handgun pursuant to Article 4
(commencing with Section 26000) of Chapter 3.
(g) As merchandise by a person who is engaged in the business of
manufacturing, importing, wholesaling, repairing, or dealing in
firearms and who is licensed to engage in that business, or the
authorized representative or authorized agent of that person, while
engaged in the lawful course of the business.
(h) By a duly authorized military or civil organization, or the
members thereof, while parading or while rehearsing or practicing
parading, when at the meeting place of the organization.
(i) By a member of a club or organization organized for the
purpose of practicing shooting at targets upon established target
ranges, whether public or private, while the members are using
firearms that are not handguns upon the target ranges or incident to
the use of a firearm that is not a handgun at that target range.
(j) By a licensed hunter while engaged in hunting or while
transporting that firearm when going to or returning from that
hunting expedition.
(k) Incident to transportation of a handgun by a person operating
a licensed common carrier, or by an authorized agent or employee
thereof, when transported in conformance with applicable federal law.
(l) By a member of an organization chartered by the Congress of
the United States or a nonprofit mutual or public benefit corporation
organized and recognized as a nonprofit tax-exempt organization by
the Internal Revenue Service while on official parade duty or
ceremonial occasions of that organization or while rehearsing or
practicing for official parade duty or ceremonial occasions.
(m) Within a gun show conducted pursuant to Article 1 (commencing
with Section 27200) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 27300) of
Chapter 3 of Division 6.
(n) Within a school zone, as defined in Section 626.9, with the
written permission of the school district superintendent, the
superintendent's designee, or equivalent school authority.
(o) When in accordance with the provisions of Section 171b.
(p) By a person while engaged in the act of making or attempting
to make a lawful arrest.
(q) By a person engaged in firearms-related activities, while on
the premises of a fixed place of business that is licensed to conduct
and conducts, as a regular course of its business, activities
related to the sale, making, repair, transfer, pawn, or the use of
firearms, or related to firearms training.
(r) By an authorized participant in, or an authorized employee or
agent of a supplier of firearms for, a motion picture, television, or
video production or entertainment event, when the participant
lawfully uses that firearm as part of that production or event, as
part of rehearsing or practicing for participation in that production
or event, or while the participant or authorized employee or agent
is at that production or event, or rehearsal or practice for that
production or event.
(s) Incident to obtaining an identification number or mark
assigned for that firearm from the Department of Justice pursuant to
Section 23910.
(t) At an established public target range while the person is
using that firearm upon that target range.
(u) By a person when that person is summoned by a peace officer to
assist in making arrests or preserving the peace, while the person
is actually engaged in assisting that officer.
(v) Incident to any of the following:
(1) Complying with Section 27560 or 27565, as it pertains to that
firearm.
(2) Section 28000, as it pertains to that firearm.
(3) Section 27850 or 31725, as it pertains to that firearm.
(4) Complying with Section 27870 or 27875, as it pertains to that
firearm.
(5) Complying with Section 27915, 27920, or 27925, as it pertains
to that firearm.
(w) Incident to, and in the course and scope of, training of, or
by an individual to become a sworn peace officer as part of a course
of study approved by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and
Training.
(x) Incident to, and in the course and scope of, training of, or
by an individual to become licensed pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing
with Section 26150) as part of a course of study necessary or
authorized by the person authorized to issue the license pursuant to
that chapter.
(y) Incident to and at the request of a sheriff, chief, or other
head of a municipal police department.
(z) If all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) The open carrying occurs at an auction or similar event of a
nonprofit public benefit or mutual benefit corporation at which
firearms are auctioned or otherwise sold to fund the activities of
that corporation or the local chapters of that corporation.
(2) The unloaded firearm that is not a handgun is to be auctioned
or otherwise sold for that nonprofit public benefit or mutual benefit
corporation.
(3) The unloaded firearm that is not a handgun is to be delivered
by a person licensed pursuant to, and operating in accordance with,
Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive.
(aa) Pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 171c.
(ab) Pursuant to Section 171d.
(ac) Pursuant to subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subdivision
(c) of Section 171.7.
(ad) On publicly owned land, if the possession and use of an
unloaded firearm that is not a handgun is specifically permitted by
the managing agency of the land and the person carrying that firearm
is in lawful possession of that firearm.
(ae) By any of the following:
(1) The carrying of an unloaded firearm that is not a handgun that
is regulated pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 18710)
of Division 5 of Title 2 by a person who holds a permit issued
pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 18900) of that
chapter, if the carrying of that firearm is conducted in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the permit.
(2) The carrying of an unloaded firearm that is not a handgun that
is regulated pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 30500)
of Division 10 by a person who holds a permit issued pursuant to
Section 31005, if the carrying of that firearm is conducted in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the permit.
(3) The carrying of an unloaded firearm that is not a handgun that
is regulated pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 32610)
of Division 10 by a person who holds a permit issued pursuant to
Section 32650, if the carrying of that firearm is conducted in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the permit.
(4) The carrying of an unloaded firearm that is not a handgun that
is regulated pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 33300)
of Chapter 8 of Division 10 by a person who holds a permit issued
pursuant to Section 33300, if the carrying of that firearm is
conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the permit.
(af) By a licensed hunter while actually engaged in training a dog
for the purpose of using the dog in hunting that is not prohibited
by law, or while transporting the firearm while going to or returning
from that training.
(ag) Pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (d) of Section
171.5.
(ah) By a person who is engaged in the business of manufacturing
ammunition and who is licensed to engage in that business, or the
authorized representative or authorized agent of that person, while
the firearm is being used in the lawful course and scope of the
licensee's activities as a person licensed pursuant to Chapter 44
(commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code
and regulations issued pursuant thereto.
(ai) On the navigable waters of this state that are held in public
trust, if the possession and use of an unloaded firearm that is not
a handgun is not prohibited by the managing agency thereof and the
person carrying the firearm is in lawful possession of the firearm.
-- Sean Newton - 08 Aug 2016