Certified Handgun Testing Laboratories

Pursuant to California Penal Code sections 31900-32110, effective January 1, 2001, no handgun model may be sold, transferred, manufactured, etc., in California unless that model has been tested by a certified laboratory and subsequently approved by the Department of Justice.

* The following laboratories are currently certified by the Department of Justice to test handguns for safety/functionality related to this requirement:

• H.P. White Laboratory, Inc.
  3114 Scarboro Road
  Street, MD 21154
  Phone: (410) 838-6550


• Professional Analysis & Consulting, Inc.
  43W752 U.S. Highway 30, Suite 2F
  Sugar Grove, IL 60554
  Phone: (630) 466-4040


• United States Test Laboratory
  7447 W. 33rd Street N.
  Wichita, KS 67205
  Phone: (316) 832-1600