California new FSC requirement

WW2 · December 29, 2014, 01:48 PM

I just heard about California requiring a Firearms Safety Certificate (FSC) to purchase or transfer (receive) long guns as of 1/01/2015. This will replace the HSC (Handgun Safety Certificate) and can also be used for purchasing Handguns.

I cannot find any study materials on the California DOJ website for this so wonder how one can study for the test to get the certificate. Anyone know where I can get the study materials?

Davey · December 29, 2014, 05:44 PM

Test?

WW2 · December 29, 2014, 06:00 PM

In order to buy a long gun or a handgun in California you need the Firearm Safety Certificate. You can take the test at any FFL. However, for the old Handgun Safety Certificate you could download a study guide from the Calif. DOJ website to study for the test to get the certificate. There is no such study guide for the FSC test. So, how does one study for the test to get their FSC?

mehavey · December 29, 2014, 07:59 PM

See:

http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/ag...rms/hscsg.pdf?

Rather common sense...
(which is oh so uncommon these days)

rwilson452 · December 29, 2014, 11:24 PM

Well at least if I were to return to Ca ( fat chance of that) I would be exempt.

hartcreek · December 29, 2014, 11:35 PM

Did I blink and miss it...that PDF is handgun and appears to be the old study material.

mehavey · December 30, 2014, 01:04 AM

You think it's really going to be any different?
Every classic rule taught by any/all classes I've ever been to (or taught) is in it.

Librarian · December 30, 2014, 02:11 AM

You are a few days ahead of the curve - the FFLs in CA received their login info for the new FSC system just last week, and some have not had it yet. The materials are not yet publicly available.

The HSC study guide is likely a good example of the FSC guide - info that is either so obvious it is painful, with a few questions whose answers are 'politically correct' and the 'correct' answers are also obvious, if also wrong in some respect.

natman · December 30, 2014, 11:41 AM

The Firearms Safety Certificate training manual is available online here.

**Aguila Blanca** · December 30, 2014, 12:49 PM

All that could be summed up in one simple sentence: "Don't shoot yourself or anybody else."

Librarian · December 30, 2014, 02:45 PM

Quote:

The Firearms Safety Certificate training manual is available online here.

Interesting. That site is the FFL login to the system, but the doc file linked is not protected. That's good; I'd expect the public site to have that file available soon.

WW2 · December 30, 2014, 04:25 PM

That is exactly what I was looking for. Several new sections as compared to the HSC (Handgun Safety Certificate) guide. Most notable is the long gun section, the cleaning section, and a heavy emphasis on childproofing or locking up the gun.

Still, basic gun safety handling knowledge should get us by the test!

Too bad I need to get this since my HSC does not expire for another 4 years but I cannot buy a long gun with an HSC.

Colt46 · December 30, 2014, 04:45 PM

I read the handgun study guide cover to cover. I didn't see anything about other languages.

Librarian · December 31, 2014, 03:29 AM

HSC info was available in Spanish. I would expect the FSC to continue that.

Colt46 · December 31, 2014, 11:37 AM

Can't read English or Spanish, I mean? I live in a county that has something like 60 languages spoken and there is a huge demand for interpreters in the court system.

**44 AMP** · December 31, 2014, 01:55 PM

My HSc was made by Mauser, and has WaA pruf.

Good thing I'm not in California!

Bureaucratic games, creeping incrementalism all aimed at making lawful firearms purchase and ownership as onerous and burdensome as possible.

First, its a needed "certificate" for just one thing, now, its a new, different certificate needed for all things....

Next year, maybe the year after, you will need a new, and different license, or have to jump through different hoops or pay more, or whatever else they can come up with to burden you and discourage you from having/getting one of "those horrible dangerous things!"

Its really a shame that the only test for a politician is the popularity needed to win an election.

December 29, 2014, 11:24 PM	#5
rwilson452 Senior Member Join Date: June 10, 2004 Location: Tioga co. PA Posts: 2,647	HSC Well at least if I were to return to Ca ( fat chance of that) I would be exempt. __________________ USNRET '61-'81

December 30, 2014, 02:11 AM	#8
Librarian Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2007 Location: Concord, CA Posts: 193	You are a few days ahead of the curve - the FFLs in CA received their login info for the new FSC system just last week, and some have not had it yet. The materials are not yet publicly available. The HSC study guide is likely a good example of the FSC guide - info that is either so obvious it is painful, with a few questions whose answers are 'politically correct' and the 'correct' answers are also obvious, if also wrong in some respect. __________________ See the CALGUNS FOUNDATION Wiki for discussion of California firearms law. The FAQ page is here.

December 30, 2014, 04:45 PM	#13
Colt46 Senior Member Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: Campbell Ca Posts: 1,090	If English isn't your language? I read the handgun study guide cover to cover. I didn't see anything about other languages.

December 31, 2014, 03:29 AM	#14
Librarian Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2007 Location: Concord, CA Posts: 193	HSC info was available in Spanish. I would expect the FSC to continue that. __________________ See the CALGUNS FOUNDATION Wiki for discussion of California firearms law. The FAQ page is here.

December 31, 2014, 11:37 AM	#15
Colt46 Senior Member Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: Campbell Ca Posts: 1,090	Doesn't this put an unfair burden on those who can't read? Can't read English or Spanish, I mean? I live in a county that has something like 60 languages spoken and there is a huge demand for interpreters in the court system.

December 29, 2014, 05:44 PM	#2
Davey Senior Member Join Date: August 2, 2010 Location: Not far enough from Chicago Posts: 394	Test?

December 29, 2014, 07:59 PM	#4
mehavey Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 6,885	See: http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/ag...rms/hscsg.pdf? Rather common sense... (which is oh so uncommon these days)

December 29, 2014, 11:35 PM	#6
hartcreek Junior member Join Date: April 22, 2014 Location: Washington Posts: 1,549	Did I blink and miss it...that PDF is handgun and appears to be the old study material.

December 30, 2014, 01:04 AM	#7
mehavey Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 6,885	You think it's really going to be any different? Every classic rule taught by any/all classes I've ever been to (or taught) is in it.

December 30, 2014, 11:41 AM	#9
natman Senior Member Join Date: June 24, 2008 Posts: 2,606	The Firearms Safety Certificate training manual is available online here.

December 30, 2014, 12:49 PM	#10
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,459	All that could be summed up in one simple sentence: "Don't shoot yourself or anybody else."

December 31, 2014, 01:55 PM	#16
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,817	My HSc was made by Mauser, and has WaA pruf. Good thing I'm not in California! Bureaucratic games, creeping incrementalism all aimed at making lawful firearms purchase and ownership as onerous and burdensome as possible. First, its a needed "certificate" for just one thing, now, its a new, different certificate needed for all things.... Next year, maybe the year after, you will need a new, and different license, or have to jump through different hoops or pay more, or whatever else they can come up with to burden you and discourage you from having/getting one of "those horrible dangerous things!" Its really a shame that the only test for a politician is the popularity needed to win an election. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.