# California CCW Renewal Rules Just Changed: New Fingerprints Required

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Podcast: [Gun Owners Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gun-owners-radio-253237)
Published: 2026-09-16T05:35:00+00:00
Episode link: https://gunownersradio.com/
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## Resource

If your California CCW expires in the next year, the renewal you did last time is gone. As of September 1, every renewal needs a fresh set of Live Scan fingerprints, a passport-style photo, and another $25. Michael and Dakota walk through what AB 1078 actually changed, why the author of the bill matters more than the bill does, and the piece almost nobody has explained: the new rule runs your renewal on two separate clocks, and the one that finishes last is the one that decides when you get your permit back. Also this week: two dozen new handguns just landed on the California roster (yes, including a biometric smart gun), where the Glock ban stands now that it has been folded into Renna v. Bonta, a straight-talk conversation about socialism and fascism that neither host fully agrees on, and Senate District 38 candidate Laura Bassett on the one Democrat seat Cal Matters called vulnerable. Chapters: 0:00 Cold open and intro 1:00 Welcome, Labor Day weekend, and Dakota's ladies-only match 3:06 The clip going around: the Minneapolis officer's carry-handle AR 8:54 How Good Are You: Dave Reed's measured-performance class, September 23 in Alpine 10:31 Judge Benitez dinner (now $99), the SDCGO Echelon sweepstakes, and what's on today 13:17 California handgun roster: two dozen new models, the Biofire smart gun, Renna v. Bonta and the Glock ban 25:12 The SDCGO voter guide: supervisors, treasurer, assessor, city councils, school boards 33:53 Socialism and fascism: the definitions, the spectrum, and why gun owners should care 1:05:24 AB 1078: new Live Scan fingerprints, the 90-day window, and the two-clock renewal trap 1:22:24 Laura Bassett, Senate District 38: running at the only vulnerable incumbent in Southern California 1:54:01 Stump My Nephew: the pistol maker that built five…

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