Penal Code section 25105
(a)
The child obtains the firearm as a result of an illegal entry to any premises by any person.(b)
The firearm is kept in a locked container or in a location that a reasonable person would believe to be secure.(c)
The firearm is carried on the person or within close enough proximity thereto that the individual can readily retrieve and use the firearm as if carried on the person.(d)
The firearm is locked with a locking device, as defined in Section 16860, which has rendered the firearm inoperable.(e)
The person is a peace officer or a member of the United States Armed Forces or the National Guard and the child obtains the firearm during, or incidental to, the performance of the person’s duties.(f)
The child obtains, or obtains and discharges, the firearm in a lawful act of self-defense or defense of another person.(g)
The person who keeps a firearm on premises that are under the person’s custody or control has no reasonable expectation, based on objective facts and circumstances, that a child is likely to be present on the premises.(h)
This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
Source:
Section 25105, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=25105. (updated Jan. 1, 2025; accessed Oct. 27, 2025).
