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BillCA · February 14, 2009, 06:11 PM

gturner,

For your local FFL to sell you a brand new gun, it must be on the "approved" list. Guns on the list have a finite expiration date and will drop off the list unless the manufacturer renews them (for a fee of course).

For guns that are not on the list, you can still own, possess and use them without a problem as long as they are not banned as an "assault weapon".

If you want to sell a gun that isn't on the approved list, you can sell it to a dealer -- who must then sell it out of state -- or you can have the dealer offer it as a consignment sale in his shop. Consignments are considered private-party-transfers under the law. The good news is that buying a consignment gun does not "count" against the 1-gun-per-30-days law so you can buy several guns per month that way.

Clear as mud?

February 14, 2009, 06:11 PM	#7
BillCA Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2004 Location: Silicon Valley, Ca Posts: 7,117	gturner, For your local FFL to sell you a brand new gun, it must be on the "approved" list. Guns on the list have a finite expiration date and will drop off the list unless the manufacturer renews them (for a fee of course). For guns that are not on the list, you can still own, possess and use them without a problem as long as they are not banned as an "assault weapon". If you want to sell a gun that isn't on the approved list, you can sell it to a dealer -- who must then sell it out of state -- or you can have the dealer offer it as a consignment sale in his shop. Consignments are considered private-party-transfers under the law. The good news is that buying a consignment gun does not "count" against the 1-gun-per-30-days law so you can buy several guns per month that way. Clear as mud? __________________ BillCA in CA (Unfortunately)