Governor Jerry Brown announced here in California to put ban on openly carrying handguns in public. AB144 makes it illegal to carry an unloaded handgun in any public place or street or in vehicles. Hunting and shooting events will be exempted from this. Law enforcement personnel are exempt as are hunters and others carrying unloaded weapons under specified licensed circumstances.The law will be enacted on January 1st, and offenders will face up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.