Single Shot Exemption Explanation/Database Thread

[Osprey_Armament6]

Transfer to CA

I work for Osprey Armament,an ITARS/FFL compliant company in Wilmington, NC. We got a lot of interest in our company at SHOT Show from individuals who live in California. I have a potential customer who lives in California and would like to purchase our MK-18 Pistol ( http://www.ospreyarmament.com/store/...l#.VNjrpp3F98E ). We are looking at our options at completing this sale, but doing it in a "California Legal" way. Because the law is very different from our laws in North Carolina, a lot of this is confusing. We would very much like input from people who have knowledge in doing this type of work. Please reply to this or email me. Thanks in advance for any help. We greatly appreciate it.

[JDW67]

I work for Osprey Armament,an ITARS/FFL compliant company in Wilmington, NC. We got a lot of interest in our company at SHOT Show from individuals who live in California. I have a potential customer who lives in California and would like to purchase our MK-18 Pistol ( http://www.ospreyarmament.com/store/...l#.VNjrpp3F98E ). We are looking at our options at completing this sale, but doing it in a "California Legal" way. Because the law is very different from our laws in North Carolina, a lot of this is confusing. We would very much like input from people who have knowledge in doing this type of work. Please reply to this or email me. Thanks in advance for any help. We greatly appreciate it.

You're out of luck unless you can get the pistol onto the California roster.

[Citizen_B]

The short answer is you're most likely out of luck unless the roster law changes. There is a case challenging the roster but no one knows how long it will take to finalize.

If your customer is someone interested in one or a few, your options are very limited/impractical to the point of forgetting about it. As stated, for you as an FFL to sell to a CA civilian resident, it has to be on the roster or meet one of the roster exemption criterias (unlikely).

If your customer is someone interested in a large order(s), I'd suggest speaking with an experienced CA gun law attorney. Calguns has some recommendations.

Good luck if you pursue this. The more pressure on this issue the better.

[Osprey_Armament6]

You're out of luck unless you can get the pistol onto the California roster.

One option we had looked at was to sell everything but the stripped lower. Is that even a viable option?

[geeman01]

You can build the pistol from a virgin reciever and ship it as a break top or bolt action single shot pistol.

Or you can ship all the parts and have the customer procure the lower.

[Osprey_Armament6]

You can build the pistol from a virgin reciever and ship it as a break top or bolt action single shot pistol.

Or you can ship all the parts and have the customer procure the lower.

The customer is able to procure an 80% lower or even a 0%, but will we be able to provide the parts for the lower or would the customer need to get the lower parts as well? I appreciate all the help, this has been very informative so far.

[geeman01]

You can ship him the parts.

[ke6guj]

The customer is able to procure an 80% lower or even a 0%, but will we be able to provide the parts for the lower or would the customer need to get the lower parts as well? I appreciate all the help, this has been very informative so far.

the only thing that CA really regulates in this case is the lower. if the customer procures his own pistol lower, the rest is just parts. you may sell lower parts kits and complete uppers without any regulation. just be aware that SBR constructive possession laws do apply federally and in CA, so he should have a pistol lower before he has a <16" upper in his possession, unless he owns no AR rifles that that upper could be used on.