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orionwa
I ran across this site today and my first thought was "neat!" and my second thought was "no way I could buy a gun over the internet with California's gun laws!". But then I got to researching it at the CA AG website (http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms) and looking at what people said here, and I'm starting to think I could actually bid on and buy a gun through an internet auction! WOW!

But I still need some clarifications. I know that first I need to check if the gun is on the list of CA accepted guns. Even though that list is 38 pages long, there are a LOT of guns that are NOT on it! At first I thought that maybe I wouldn't be able to buy a gun from an out of state dealer, but apparently that's OK as long as one FFL dealer ships it to a local FFL dealer who won't charge me too much for the transfer. (Even though the CA AG site claims the fees are supposed to be $20 background check + $10 transfer fee, it sounds like they get away with charging a lot more.) I'll have to do the background check and have the cooling off period, but then I get the gun. Now I am wondering if the private party transfer should or could work the same way. There have been some comments that both parties have to be at the local FFL for the transfer, something that isn't possible if we live in different states. Can I buy a gun from a private party in another state who is auctioning if off here? Thanks!
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  • Mooseyard
    Welcome to Gunborker and the forums. A private party can send a firearm to a FFL in Cailfornia. Then the dealer can transfer the firearm to you. I'm not a CA dealer, but I understand that CA dealers must charge sales tax even though they are not selling you the gun, I also hear that transfer fees in CA are higher than most other states. Also, make sure you read the full description of an item because some dealers will not ship to CA for fear of breaking one of their many laws. Good luck

    Jess Hoffman
    Mooseyard Precision
    LE Supply & Firearms
    NRA Certified Instructor
    Shawano, WI 54166
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  • mark christian
    A private party transfer is two CA residents transfering a personally owned firearm using a CA dealer as the transfer agent. By regulation the dealer may not charge more than a $10 service fee (not including state fees) for a private party transfer. When you bring a firearm in from out of state this is NOT a private party transfer and the dealer may charge whatever fee for his service that he sees fit. For handguns brought into this state which are intended to be transfered to unlicensed individuals like yourself and who are current residents they must be on the DOJ approved list. CA dealers may bring in any handguns we please for sales to LEOs but may only sell DOJ approved handguns to other CA residents. In a nut shell: If you wish to purchase a handgun here on GB from an out of state source it must be on the DOJ approved list and then be transfered to you by a CA dealer who may charge you any service fee he chooses. You will also pay sales tax so there is no use crying about that.

    Mark T. Christian
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  • Laredo Lefty
    Rion.... Keep in mind while bidding that rifles and shotguns do not need to be on the "approved" list, and neither do single action revolvers.

    Handguns that are on the "C&R" list are also exempt from the "approved" list, for example many commemorative guns.

    Also, if you find someone in Cal who is close enough to meet for the transfer, you can buy any handgun as private party transfers are exempt from the "approved list" requirement.







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