CA doj approved handgun list

[neomentat]

so if a handgun isn't on the ca doj approved list then I can't buy it?

i'm looking at the EAA Witness Compact Steel-Wonder .45acp $315 NIB, it's a copy of a cz 97b and in stainless steel.

it's such a great deal and it's not on the doj handgun list, how do i go about getting one of these?

[Sailormilan2]

You can't buy it new from a dealer. You can buy it from a private party.

[12voltguy]

You can't buy it new from a dealer. You can buy it from a private party.

but not out of state private party, only in state

[railroader]

Private party face to face which makes things very difficult. Mark

[mscales5]

Private party face to face which makes things very difficult. Mark

This is not totally true. PPTs are only between CA residents with valid CA IDs or CDLs. It is possible to do a IN STATE transfer if a few things are followed. First, a hand gun that is down in San Diego can be taken to a FFL dealer and a DROS ( a form can be printed off the DOJ site) can be filled out by the dealer who will verify the seller through his accepted form of ID. Second, the dealer must have the seller sign and date the DROS and take his thumb print as well as a copy of his CA ID and SWIPE and print the info on the CA ID. Third, this DROS form and the hand gun can then be shipped to the buyers FFL dealer and the transfer can begin. This is basically the same way a transfer can happen at a gun show if a computer is not used at the show.

I received this information straight from the DOJ.

[brando]

So from what I've been able to gather, if I want to get back to pistolsmithing (I've been overseas for a while) here in SoCal I'm pretty screwed. Sure, tuning pistols isn't a problem, but buying frames, lapping and fitting parts, etc - no more thanks to the DOJ certification, right?

[grammaton76]

So from what I've been able to gather, if I want to get back to pistolsmithing (I've been overseas for a while) here in SoCal I'm pretty screwed. Sure, tuning pistols isn't a problem, but buying frames, lapping and fitting parts, etc - no more thanks to the DOJ certification, right?

Frames are actually an interesting thing right now... there's a lot of conflicting info out there on 80% frames.

So far, there aren't any good, solid DOJ letters stating a position one way or the other.

[mscales5]

So from what I've been able to gather, if I want to get back to pistolsmithing (I've been overseas for a while) here in SoCal I'm pretty screwed. Sure, tuning pistols isn't a problem, but buying frames, lapping and fitting parts, etc - no more thanks to the DOJ certification, right?

By Federal law you need to have a Gun Smiths license and then you will need to follow all the CA laws that a FFL does as far as building or transfering firearms. There are not "frames" legal for sale in CA since a frame can not be tested as per requirements of the DOJ. Anyone wanting to build a race .45 must start with a complete firearm and strip it for the frame.