The Office of the Governor said Gov. signed a package of new gun-safety bills Sept. 26, 2026; the release outlines changes meant to improve enforcement, expand safe-storage tools and support survivors and communities affected by gun violence.

The office said the new laws will: improve prevention and early intervention through protective orders and voluntary firearm storage; strengthen enforcement by improving firearm-prohibition reporting, background checks and firearm-surrender procedures; close information gaps by expanding appropriate access to firearms trace data and improving reporting to the California Department of Justice; and address emerging threats including 3D-printed and illegally modified or unserialized firearms.

The release lists the individual measures by bill number and author, including Assembly Bills 1743, 1753, 1943, 1974, 2047, 2339, 2378 and 2636 and Senate Bills 948 and 1220; several are focused on protective orders, voluntary storage programs and reporting for prohibited persons.

The governor’s office cited data it said show the state’s approach has produced measurable results; the release said California courts issued 1,727 longer-term gun-violence restraining orders in 2024, and that GVROs in their first three years were used to prevent 58 cases of threatened mass shootings.

The release also cited national rankings and outcome measures; it said both the Giffords Law Center and Everytown for Gun Safety rank California No. 1 for gun-law strength, that California’s gun death rate reached its lowest level on record in 2024 and that the state reported 19% fewer firearm homicides in 2025 than the previous year.

The office said the package builds on statewide efforts such as the Reduce the Risk campaign and the Local Resource Connector; the release directs readers to a 2026 fact sheet and gunsafety.ca.gov for details and resources.

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