Various Gun Laws in California. Being convicted of a crime under California State law can impact your Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms under both California and federal law.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. Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to enshrine fundamental, broadly supported gun safety measures into law. Sacramento could become the second California city requiring gun owners to have liability insurance policies. Overall, California has the strongest gun safety laws in the nation and has been a trailblazer for gun safety reform for the past 30 years. 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 law bans Californians from carrying firearms in various public places such as parks, stadiums and places of worship.