Section 32105.
Cal. Penal Code - PEN § 32105.
in effect(a)
The Legislature finds a significant public purpose in exempting pistols that are designed expressly for use in Olympic target shooting events. Therefore, those pistols that are sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee and by USA Shooting, the national governing body for international shooting competition in the United States, and that were used for Olympic target shooting purposes as of January 1, 2001, and that fall within the definition of “unsafe handgun” pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 31910 shall be exempt, as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c).
(b)
Article 4 (commencing with Section 31900) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 32000) shall not apply to any of the following
pistols, because they are consistent with the significant public purpose expressed in subdivision (a):
MANUFACTURER
MODEL
CALIBER
ANSCHUTZ
FP
.22LR
BENELLI
MP90
.22LR
BENELLI
MP90
.32 S&W LONG
BENELLI
MP95
.22LR
BENELLI
MP95
.32 S&W LONG
DRULOV
FP
.22LR
GREEN
ELECTROARM
.22LR
HAMMERLI
100
.22LR
HAMMERLI
101
.22LR
HAMMERLI
102
.22LR
HAMMERLI
162
.22LR
HAMMERLI
280
.22LR
HAMMERLI
280
.32 S&W LONG
HAMMERLI
FP10
.22LR
HAMMERLI
MP33
.22LR
HAMMERLI
SP20
.22LR
HAMMERLI
SP20
.32 S&W LONG
MORINI
CM102E
.22LR
MORINI
22M
.22LR
MORINI
32M
.32 S&W LONG
MORINI
CM80
.22LR
PARDINI
GP
.22 SHORT
PARDINI
GPO
.22 SHORT
PARDINI
GP-SCHUMANN
.22 SHORT
PARDINI
HP
.32 S&W LONG
PARDINI
K22
.22LR
PARDINI
MP
.32 S&W LONG
PARDINI
PGP75
.22LR
PARDINI
SP
.22LR
PARDINI
SPE
.22LR
SAKO
FINMASTER
.22LR
STEYR
FP
.22LR
VOSTOK
IZH NO. 1
.22LR
VOSTOK
MU55
.22LR
VOSTOK
TOZ35
.22LR
WALTHER
FP
.22LR
WALTHER
GSP
.22LR
WALTHER
GSP
.32 S&W LONG
WALTHER
OSP
.22 SHORT
WALTHER
OSP-2000
.22
SHORT
(c)
The department shall create a program that is consistent with the purpose stated in subdivision (a) to exempt new models of competitive firearms from Article 4 (commencing with Section 31900) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 32000). The exempt competitive firearms may be based on recommendations by USA Shooting consistent with the regulations contained in the USA Shooting Official Rules or may be based on the recommendation or rules of any other organization that the department deems relevant.
References
referencesCal. Penal Code - PEN § 31910.
referencesCal. Penal Code - PEN § 31900.
referencesCal. Penal Code - PEN § 32000.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026