Selling a rifle to a California FFL
Can a Connecticut resident sell a .22 rifle to an FFL dealer in California?
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Yep, sure can. It is the dealer, to dealer stuff that has the red tape stuff to go with it, concerning the Kommiefornia DOJ. I sold one to a dealer there(Browning SS A-Bolt in 300 RUM) about 5-6 months ago. Actually it was shipped to a dealer, and was sold to an individual off this auction site here on GB.
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IF the buyer's FFL will accept a shipment from an individual, whick
h is legal, then you sending the gun is a better way. Send it USPS Priority mail. You will have to actually go thru a lot less BS than your dearer, unless he is already registered with the Kommiefornia DOJ.
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Actually it's my dealer who will be shipping the gun. 0 -
Very confusing Question first you say Connecticut resident so we assume that is you wanting to sell your 22 rifle and then your last post says it is your Connecticut dealer doing the shipping. Of course a Conn dealer can ship to a Ca. dealer and likewise you can ship direct to Ca. dealer IF THE CA. DEALER will accept from a Conn. Resident . some dealers will ask for a readable copy of your drivers Lic. so they can account for you they got the rifle from in their books. If this does not answer your question then Give us the EXACT details. 0 -
You, the resident, can ship the rifle, or a Connecticut dealer can ship it. The procedures for shipping a firearm to CA as a private party (you) or by a dealer are much different (I'm betting fifty cents that your Connecticut dealer won't want to do it), but the rifle still gets to CA either way. 0 -
From the answers, it would appear that I, the CT. resident, should ship it directly to the California FFL via UPS eliminating the need for a CT. dealer to ship. The only requiremant is that I ship to the address on the Cal. FFL. I assume that UPS would be no problem 0 -
You can ship UPS or you can mail it. It all depends on which you prefer. Make sure that the CA FFL will accept the rifle from a non licensee, but generally they are happy to do so since it removes the hassles involved with receiving a firearm from another FFL dealer. 0 -
Easy for most of us to mail; you just take it to the counter of any PO, truthfully answer the "4 questions", & request Priority Mail Insured with Delivery Confirmation.
UPS requires you to drive to a company customer counter (hub) & sit at their computer to fill out the shipping request. You MUST tell them (under special instructions) that your package contains a firearm.
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quote:Originally posted by p0838
From the answers, it would appear that I, the CT. resident, should ship it directly to the California FFL via UPS eliminating the need for a CT. dealer to ship. The only requiremant is that I ship to the address on the Cal. FFL. I assume that UPS would be no problem
Correct. Having shipped a fair amount, my suggestion is you contact the buyer of the long gun and ask him a) if his FFL will accept a long gun from a nonlicensee and b) exactly what info the FFL wants from you. The FFL may want nothing, the FFL may want a copy of your DL and/or other paperwork; or the FFL may not want to accept a shipment from a non-licensee. You want to ensure all this is detailed and agreed to BEFORE the gun is mailed out. Nothing more aggravating than having the gun show up, then not being able to pick it up because of a paperwork disagreement.0 -
quote:Originally posted by p0838
From the answers, it would appear that I, the CT. resident, should ship it directly to the California FFL via UPS eliminating the need for a CT. dealer to ship. The only requiremant is that I ship to the address on the Cal. FFL. I assume that UPS would be no problem
You would be much better off, using the USPS Priority mail. It will be half the price, and 1/10 of the BS UPS or Fed Ex will put you thru.
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