A: It is legal to purchase a gun for self-protection in California, but there are a number of rules and regulations. The California attorney general’s office has a useful link online about guns ...

A newly passed law in California restricts sales of a popular type of handgun that critics have long said is too easy to convert into a machine gun. The law, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 10, ...

Q: I have two questions, starting with this: I want to get a basic gun for self-protection, but am not sure what’s required in California. What are the rules? The purchase or transfer of a firearm in ...