text: what are the 12 guage shotgun laws for california? i like to go out in to the desert far away from anything and shoot my shotgun at clay pigeons.  i thought the law was 1000 feet from anything but just want to make sure.  thanks i have a website that should be able to answer your questions:  http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/forms/pdf/cfl.pdf   hope this helps you out.