Firearms & Firearms Safety Devices Certification

HP White is approved to test all handgun types and firearms safety devices to state and federal regulations, including NIJ, SAAMI, State of Massachusetts, and State of California.  For California Department of Justice (CA-DoJ), HP White conducts the necessary certification testing for handguns and firearms safety devices for sale, manufacture or transfer in CA, including trigger locks, cable locks, padlocks, lock boxes, cabinets and, safes.

With 9 indoor and 2 outdoor ballistics ranges, and proprietary handgun and safety device test facilities, HP White provides 48-hour test-to-report turnaround from receipt of samples for handgun and safety device certification testing to any of the federal or state regulations.

What’s more, HP White has launched complementary environmental services for firearm manufacturers’ performance testing needs, including extreme temperature, humidity, salt-fog, and mud exposure testing in accordance with MIL 810A and military TOP requirements.

CA-DoJ Requirements:
According to California Penal Code sections 31900-32110, no handgun model may be sold, transferred, and/or manufactured in California unless that model has been tested by a Certified Laboratory and subsequently approved by the CA Department of Justice. In addition, according to California Penal Code sections 23620 and 23625, no firearm may be sold, manufactured, or transferred in California unless that firearm is accompanied by a DOJ-approved firearms safety device that was tested for safety and functionality by a Certified Test Laboratory.