CALIFORNIA REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 12.6
Department of Justice Regulations For Certified Firearms Safety Device
Laboratories, Firearms
Safety Device Standards and Testing, and Standards For Gun Safes
Section 977.50 - Gun Safe Standards
An acceptable gun safe is either one of the following:
(a) A gun safe that meets all of the following standards:
(1) Shall be able to fully contain firearms and provide for their secure
storage.
(2) Shall have a locking system consisting of at minimum a mechanical
or electronic combination lock. The mechanical or electronic combination
lock utilized by the safe shall have at least 10,000 possible combinations
consisting of a minimum three numbers, letters, or symbols. The lock shall
be protected by a case-hardened (Rc 60+) drill-resistant steel plate,
or drill-resistant material of equivalent strength.
(3) Boltwork shall consist of a minimum of three steel locking bolts of
at least ½ inch thickness that intrude from the door of the safe
into the body of the safe or from the body of the safe into the door of
the safe, which are operated by a separate handle and secured by the lock.
(4) A gun safe shall be capable of repeated use. The exterior walls shall
be constructed of a minimum 12-gauge thick steel for a single-walled safe,
or the sum of the steel walls shall add up to at least .100 inches for
safes with two walls. Doors shall be constructed of a minimum one layer
of 7-
gauge steel plate reinforced construction or at least two layers of a
minimum 12-gauge steel compound construction.
(5) Door hinges shall be protected to prevent the removal of the door.
Protective features include, but are not limited to: hinges not exposed
to the outside, interlocking door designs, dead bars, jeweler’s lugs
and active or inactive locking bolts.
(b) A gun safe that is able to fully contain firearms and provide for
their secure storage, and is listed as an Underwriters Laboratories Residential
Security Container.
Authority cited: Sections 12088, 12088.2, Penal Code. Reference: Sections
12088, 12088.2, Penal Code. |
