For California C&R FFLs...
You will need to get a COE now if you want C&R long guns delivered to your door.
You will need a COE if you want to acquire C&R long guns from other Californians without going through a dealer.
You will have to register each C&R long gun that you acquire after December 31, 2013 by sending in a form to CalDOJ along with a fee.
You still don't need a COE if you want to acquire C&R firearms while you are outside of California. But you will have to register any C&R long guns you acquire while out of state the same way you do with C&R handguns now.
You will no longer be restricted to 50+ year old C&R long guns being shipped to you or being acquiring inside California from non-dealers. You will be able to acquire C&R long guns of any age without going through a dealer.
For non-C&R FFLs...
You will no longer be able to acquire 50+ year old C&R long guns without going through a California licensed dealer.
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Basically, the way it is now, in order to avoid California's requirement of going through a California licensed dealer, a transaction that takes place in California has to meet three requirements...
1. The firearm must be a long gun.
2. The firearm must be considered C&R by the Feds.
3. The firearm must be at least 50 years old.
The way it will be after December 31, 2013 is the "
50 years old" requirement will be replaced by the "
buyer must be a C&R FFL with a COE" requirement and then they added the registration requirement...
1. The firearm must be a long gun.
2. The firearm must be considered C&R by the Feds.
3. The buyer must have a C&R FFL and a COE.
4. The buyer must send in a form and payment to register the long gun.