Selling a CA Compliant Gun to a CA Resident

[brandoneqy]

Hey all, can anyone point me in the right direction of selling a CA Compliant Rifle (that I already own) to a friend in California. Last thing I want to do is break state laws.

I searched on Google as much as I could. Could I just have an FFL here ship it to an FFL there, he get it registered and be done?

Thanks in advance

[XJThrottle]

Not 100% sure on Cali end, but if the receiving dealer will take firearms from a NON FFl, you can just send it to the dealer with out the BS on your end.

[QuietM4]

CA FFL's can't take out of state transfers from non-FFL...you have to be on some kind of CA Approved FFL list, and notify the state of the transfer, have the transfer approved, and print out copies of the approval for the receiving CA FFL. Not many AZ FFL's even bother to deal with this BS.

It's called the California Firearms Licensee Check (CFLC) Program.
https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/cflcfaqs

[brandoneqy]

CA FFL's can't take out of state transfers from non-FFL...you have to be on some kind of CA Approved FFL list, and notify the state of the transfer, have the transfer approved, and print out copies of the approval for the receiving CA FFL. Not many AZ FFL's even bother to deal with this BS.

It's called the California Firearms Licensee Check (CFLC) Program.
https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/cflcfaqs

This was their second FAQ
“ I am not an FFL but I want to ship a firearm to a California FFL. Do I have to obtain a Firearms Shipment Approval number before shipping a firearm to California?

No. Only shipments from Federal Firearms Licensees (FFL) require a Firearms Shipment Approval number.”

[etprescottaz01]

Not 100% sure on Cali end, but if the receiving dealer will take firearms from a NON FFl, you can just send it to the dealer with out the BS on your end.

Private citizens cannot legally mail firearms. Only an FFL can ship a firearm and it needs to go to another FFL

(Factory warranty different set of rules)

[QuietM4]

Not 100% sure on Cali end, but if the receiving dealer will take firearms from a NON FFl, you can just send it to the dealer with out the BS on your end.

Private citizens cannot legally mail firearms. Only an FFL can ship a firearm and it needs to go to another FFL

(Factory warranty different set of rules)

That's certainly not true. There is nothing "illegal" about it...carriers just don't want to do it without certain restrictions that FedEx/UPS/USPS impose on themselves. Some FFL's don't want to accept an incoming firearm from a person, but there is no federal law against it....they are just picky and/or lazy. UPS Stores won't do it because it is against their store policy, not a law. I've shipped dozens of firearms via FedEx over the years...you just have to drop it off at one of their hubs.

[etprescottaz01]

Not 100% sure on Cali end, but if the receiving dealer will take firearms from a NON FFl, you can just send it to the dealer with out the BS on your end.

Private citizens cannot legally mail firearms. Only an FFL can ship a firearm and it needs to go to another FFL

(Factory warranty different set of rules)

That's certainly not true. There is nothing "illegal" about it...carriers just don't want to do it without certain restrictions that FedEx/UPS/USPS impose on themselves. Some FFL's don't want to accept an incoming firearm from a person, but there is no federal law against it....they are just picky and/or lazy. UPS Stores won't do it because it is against their store policy, not a law. I've shipped dozens of firearms via FedEx over the years...you just have to drop it off at one of their hubs.

Because someone is ignorant to a law does not make something okay, check regulations yourself, don't take advice from people online regarding what's legal with a firearm.