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. Apply for reinstatement with the docket number under a PC Section 17(b) motion. 2.Section 29800 applies to convicted felons, people convicted of certain specified Misdemeanor crimes, and anyone addicted to a narcotic drug. Section 922(g) is the law that prohibits felons, and certain other groups, from possessing firearms. Yes, if you have been convicted of a domestic abuse offense in California, you must surrender your firearms. A federal judge ruled Wednesday that California violated the Second Amendment rights of three men when it denied them the right to own or purchase firearms. The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms. It was ratified on December 15, 1791. Unlike most states, California does not recognize vacated felony convictions or restored firearm rights from outofstate jurisdictions. § 922(g)(1), which prohibits felons from possessing firearms.