Section 34200 Of Chapter 1. Miscellaneous Reports And Publications From California Penal Code >> Division 12. >> Title 4. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 1.
34200
. The Attorney General shall provide the Legislature on or
before April 15 of each year, commencing in 1998, a written report on
the specific types of firearms used in the commission of crimes
based upon information obtained from state and local crime
laboratories. The report shall include all of the following
information regarding crimes in which firearms were used:
(a) A description of the relative occurrence of firearms most
frequently used in the commission of violent crimes, distinguishing
whether the firearms used were handguns, rifles, shotguns, assault
weapons, or other related types of weapons.
(b) A description of specific types of firearms that are used in
homicides or street gang and drug trafficking crimes.
(c) The frequency with which stolen firearms were used in the
commission of the crimes.
(d) The frequency with which fully automatic firearms were used in
the commission of the crimes.
(e) Any trends of importance such as those involving specialized
ammunition or firearms modifications, such as conversion to a fully
automatic weapon, removal of serial number, shortening of barrel, or
use of a suppressor.