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FSC Safe Storage Flashcards

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  1. Under California Penal Code Section 25100, what age threshold defines a 'minor' for purposes of the criminal storage of a firearm statute?

    Answer: Under 18 years old

    California law defines a minor as a person under 18 for purposes of the criminal storage statute.

  2. Under California's criminal storage of a firearm law, when is the offense elevated to a felony?

    Answer: When a minor obtains the firearm and causes death or great bodily injury

    First-degree criminal storage is a felony when a minor obtains an unsecured firearm and causes death or great bodily injury.

  3. A gun owner leaves a loaded firearm on a nightstand. A visiting 15-year-old takes it to school without it being discharged. The owner may face:

    Answer: A misdemeanor for third-degree criminal storage

    When a minor accesses an unsecured firearm but no injury results, PC 25100 imposes a misdemeanor for third-degree criminal storage.

  4. What is the primary purpose of California's Child Access Prevention (CAP) laws regarding firearm storage?

    Answer: To prevent unintentional shootings and youth gun violence caused by unsecured firearms

    CAP laws are specifically designed to reduce accidents and intentional shootings involving children who access improperly stored firearms.

  5. Which California agency maintains the roster of approved Firearm Safety Devices (FSDs) that must accompany new handgun sales?

    Answer: California Department of Justice

    The California DOJ maintains the approved Firearm Safety Device roster; dealers must offer a DOJ-approved FSD with each new handgun sale.

  6. Under California safe storage law, the legal responsibility for securing a firearm falls primarily on:

    Answer: The registered owner or the person who has custody or control of the firearm

    The person who owns or has custody and control of the firearm bears the legal responsibility to store it securely against minor access.

  7. A California gun owner keeps an unsecured loaded handgun in a home where a 17-year-old lives. The teenager takes the gun to school and injures a classmate. The owner is most likely charged with:

    Answer: Second-degree criminal storage — a wobbler offense — because a minor accessed the gun and caused injury

    Second-degree criminal storage applies when a minor gains access and causes injury short of death or great bodily injury, and is a wobbler (misdemeanor or felony) in California.