California Laws Relating to Workplace Violence
A summary of California laws relating to weapons and conduct that impact workplace violence.
Effective January 1, 2012, it is a crime to openly carry an unloaded handgun (including in a motor vehicle), unless an exemption applies. Exemptions include:
- peace officers
- members of the military while parading or on duty
- the carrying of handguns as merchandise
- carrying at target ranges for the purpose of practice
- licensed hunters engaged in hunting
- licensed common carriers authorized to carry
- persons within gun shows
- persons authorized by California law to load handguns
- persons within their own residence, place of business or on private property that one owns or leases
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