It is banned in New Jersey . I would love California firearms laws , easy to purchase pistols without 15 month waits , calls to boss , doctor where any notion of ADD will have you denied , friends called ect , notorized forums , interviews with a detective , 85 dollar finger prints , 3 background checks for each 3 desired handguns with a 30 day wait between purchases and 30 day expiration , . No permit with doing the same things for rifles , shotguns and bb guns , carrying a knife isn ' t a felony , stopping for fast food or a friends house on the way to range isn ' t a felony , can hunt with a rifle in the state , a lot of places to hunt , private ranges are not raided by police every time they are used , CCW is allowed in parts of the state , selfdefense laws are much stronger . You are lucky you live in California .