Penal Code section 16640

(a)

As used in this part, “handgun” means any pistol, revolver, or firearm capable of being concealed upon the person.

(b)

Nothing shall prevent a device defined as a “handgun” from also being found to be a short-barreled rifle or a short-barreled shotgun.

Source: Section 16640, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=16640. (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Nov. 17, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_16640

Original Source: Section 16640, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=16640. (last accessed May 12, 2025).