
1 Many of California’s new ghost gun reforms took effect immediately when the Governor signed AB 1621 into law on June 30, 2022, while some other critical provisions will become effective on January 1, 2023. In 2022, California built on some narrower laws by enacting comprehensive legislation to strongly reform and regulate the ghost gun industry and address this crisis.

California has been the epicenter of a devastating and fast-growing ghost gun crisis as ghost gun companies sought to exploit legal loopholes in the definition of the word “firearm” itself to sell unfinished DIY gun build kits and other products designed to circumvent California’s strong gun safety laws.
