Since California already enforces some of the strictest gun laws in the country—including background checks for every firearm purchase, any new law that adds barrels to this process is unnecessary, duplicative, and targets the wrong people. GOC knows full well that criminals aren't walking into gun stores and asking for serialized barrels. This bill burdens only the law-abiding.

A firearm barrel is an essential component of a firearm, and as such, is protected under the Second Amendment. The continued scrutiny and regulation of individual gun parts—like barrels, springs, and pins—is not about safety but about creating a slow, bureaucratic stranglehold on gun ownership. SB 704 is not about safety; it’s about harassment and intimidation of lawful gun owners through regulatory overkill