CALIFORNIA FIREARM SAFETY EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔A sale or transfer of a firearm between two private parties (non-dealers) must be
completed through a licensed firearms dealer only if the buyer and seller do not
personally know each other. - ✔✔False
✔✔Generally, it is legal to carry a concealed firearm in public under which of the
following circumstances?
a) you are in an unsafe area
b) you were honorably discharged from the military
c) you are an experienced gun handler and know all of the safety rules
d) none of the above - ✔✔d) none of the above
✔✔The first cartridge loaded into a magazine presses against the:
a) leader
b) magazine spring
c) follower
d) magazine plug - ✔✔c) follower
✔✔Smokeless powder and black powder are easily substitutable. - ✔✔False
✔✔Rule #4 from the Rules for Kids is:
a) don't touch
b) tell an adult
c) stop!
d) leave the area - ✔✔b) tell an adult
✔✔You need a valid FSC to legally purchase firearms. - ✔✔True
✔✔You must treat any firearm as if it is loaded. - ✔✔True
✔✔Smokeless powder can be safely used in muzzleloading firearms. - ✔✔False.
Smokeless powder is much more powerful than black powder. Any muzzleloader can
easily blow up if you use smokeless powder.
✔✔It is a good practice to always use safety, but never rely on it. - ✔✔True
✔✔Rifle cartridges loaded with incendiary bullets are legal in California. - ✔✔False.
✔✔Shotgun shells loaded with flechettes are legal in California - ✔✔False
✔✔To shoot safely, you must know:
a) what is beyond the target
, b) your target's surrounding
c) your target
d) all of the above - ✔✔d) all of the above
✔✔An illegal firearm purchase (straw purchase) is a federal crime. - ✔✔True
✔✔You can safely assume your semiautomatic firearm is unloaded when its magazine
has been removed. - ✔✔False. There can be a cartridge in the chamber. Even if the
firearm has a magazine disconnect safety, it may not work.
✔✔You should always wear hearing protection when high-power firearms are being
shot. - ✔✔True
✔✔Trigger locks and cable locks are designed to prevent unauthorized people from
firing your gun. - ✔✔True. Cable locks preventing them from loading and chambering
the gun, and trigger locks prevent them from pulling the trigger.
✔✔Flame throwers are legal in California. - ✔✔False.
✔✔ A safe practice when handling a gun is to rest your finger on the outside of the
trigger guard or along the side of the gun until you are ready to shoot (True or False) -
✔✔True
✔✔To "know your target, its surroundings and beyond," you must consider that if the
bullet misses or completely passes through the target, it could strike a person or object
(True or False) - ✔✔True
✔✔Drinking alcohol while handling firearms is safe if your blood alcohol level remains
below the legal limit (True or False) - ✔✔False
✔✔Which of the following safety points should you remember when handling a gun?
A. Never shoot a gun in celebration
B. Do not fire at water, flat or hard surfaces
C. Wear ear and eye protection when shooting a gun
D. All of the above - ✔✔D
✔✔What are the six basic gun safety rules?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. - ✔✔1. Treat all guns as if they are loaded
2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔A sale or transfer of a firearm between two private parties (non-dealers) must be
completed through a licensed firearms dealer only if the buyer and seller do not
personally know each other. - ✔✔False
✔✔Generally, it is legal to carry a concealed firearm in public under which of the
following circumstances?
a) you are in an unsafe area
b) you were honorably discharged from the military
c) you are an experienced gun handler and know all of the safety rules
d) none of the above - ✔✔d) none of the above
✔✔The first cartridge loaded into a magazine presses against the:
a) leader
b) magazine spring
c) follower
d) magazine plug - ✔✔c) follower
✔✔Smokeless powder and black powder are easily substitutable. - ✔✔False
✔✔Rule #4 from the Rules for Kids is:
a) don't touch
b) tell an adult
c) stop!
d) leave the area - ✔✔b) tell an adult
✔✔You need a valid FSC to legally purchase firearms. - ✔✔True
✔✔You must treat any firearm as if it is loaded. - ✔✔True
✔✔Smokeless powder can be safely used in muzzleloading firearms. - ✔✔False.
Smokeless powder is much more powerful than black powder. Any muzzleloader can
easily blow up if you use smokeless powder.
✔✔It is a good practice to always use safety, but never rely on it. - ✔✔True
✔✔Rifle cartridges loaded with incendiary bullets are legal in California. - ✔✔False.
✔✔Shotgun shells loaded with flechettes are legal in California - ✔✔False
✔✔To shoot safely, you must know:
a) what is beyond the target
, b) your target's surrounding
c) your target
d) all of the above - ✔✔d) all of the above
✔✔An illegal firearm purchase (straw purchase) is a federal crime. - ✔✔True
✔✔You can safely assume your semiautomatic firearm is unloaded when its magazine
has been removed. - ✔✔False. There can be a cartridge in the chamber. Even if the
firearm has a magazine disconnect safety, it may not work.
✔✔You should always wear hearing protection when high-power firearms are being
shot. - ✔✔True
✔✔Trigger locks and cable locks are designed to prevent unauthorized people from
firing your gun. - ✔✔True. Cable locks preventing them from loading and chambering
the gun, and trigger locks prevent them from pulling the trigger.
✔✔Flame throwers are legal in California. - ✔✔False.
✔✔ A safe practice when handling a gun is to rest your finger on the outside of the
trigger guard or along the side of the gun until you are ready to shoot (True or False) -
✔✔True
✔✔To "know your target, its surroundings and beyond," you must consider that if the
bullet misses or completely passes through the target, it could strike a person or object
(True or False) - ✔✔True
✔✔Drinking alcohol while handling firearms is safe if your blood alcohol level remains
below the legal limit (True or False) - ✔✔False
✔✔Which of the following safety points should you remember when handling a gun?
A. Never shoot a gun in celebration
B. Do not fire at water, flat or hard surfaces
C. Wear ear and eye protection when shooting a gun
D. All of the above - ✔✔D
✔✔What are the six basic gun safety rules?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. - ✔✔1. Treat all guns as if they are loaded
