CALIFORNIA GUN SAFETY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

CALIFORNIA GUN SAFETY EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS


True or False: You may be guilty of "criminal storage of a firearm" if you keep a loaded
firearm where a child obtains access to the firearm and thereby causes injury or death,
or carries the firearm to public place. - Answers :TRUE

True or False: Generally, it is illegal to carry a loaded handgun in public. - Answers
:TRUE

True or False: Most ammunition can penetrate residential doors and walls. - Answers
:TRUE

True or False: You can safely assume a semiautomatic firearm is unloaded if its
magazine has been removed. - Answers :FALSE

True or False: The legal right of self-defense ends when there is no further physical
danger from an assailant. - Answers :TRUE

True or False: Trigger locks and cable locks are designed to prevent unauthorized
individuals from firing your firearm. - Answers :TRUE

True or False: Easy access to loaded firearms in homes is a major cause of accidental
shootings involving children. - Answers :TRUE

True or False: The sale of transfer of a firearm between private parties (non-dealers)
must be completed through a licensed firearms dealer only if the buyer and seller do not
personally know each other. - Answers :FALSE

True or False: Bringing a firearm into the home increases the risk of suicide for
everyone in the home including the gun owner, spouse, and children. - Answers :TRUE

True or False: As long as the safety is on, it is safe to rest your finger on the trigger. -
Answers :FALSE

It can be safe to shoot at which of the following...
a) water
b) rocks
c) pavement
d) all of the above - Answers :d) all of the above

you should assume a firearm is loaded...