California became the first state in the nation to call for a Constitutional Convention for gun safety. The California Constitution contains no provision regarding a "right to bear arms.A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. The text protect an individual right to carry firearms outside the home for purposes of self-defense. In California, no license or permit shall be required to possess keep, or carry a handgun openly or concealed in one's home or place of business. The bill would prohibit the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from transmitting information of a veteran or a beneficiary of VA benefits. Gun ownership is a protected American right under the Second. Gun owners in California can no longer carry firearms into amusement parks, museums, churches, zoos, banks, public parks or a whole slew of other places. New gun laws rolling out in California on Jan. The Founders never intended to create an unregulated individual right to a gun.