A bit about the test:
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Effective January 1, 2003, the Basic Firearms Safety Certificate Program was replaced with the Handgun Safety Certificate Program. These new statutes affect the general public in two principal ways. First, unless exempt, individuals must possess a Handgun Safety Certificate (HSC) prior to purchasing or acquiring a handgun. Second, unless exempt, individuals must perform a safe handling demonstration prior to taking delivery of a handgun from a licensed dealer.
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You can read more here:
http://oag.ca.gov/firearms/hscinfo
And the contents (PDF) of the HSC study booklet:
http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/ag...rms/hscsg.pdf?
I don't recall when the original BFSC laws went into effect. The original ones you took a written test and showed you knew how to load and unload a handgun. You paid a small fee and were issued a card that was good for life. "Good for Life" turned out to be until this law went into effect.
When they revised it the cards were renewable every 5 years I think. This was to generate more revenue.
No such card or test for long guns.
Folks keep track of these things over to
www.calguns.com
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