DOJ confirmed, max PPT fee is $35

[smittty]

I recently did two PPT's and wanted to do another yesterday but all the FFL's I called in the Thousand Oaks area said the charge $60.

This p'd me off enough to call DOJ to find out if they enforce the max $35 PPT fee and they said the do. I was told it's $25 dros + $10 dealer fee and they are not allowed to charge any handling fee, etc. It's $35 max, period!

The FFL that tried to charge me $60 on Sunday is going to get a visit by the DOJ.

This topic should be a sticky.

Thanks,
Smitty

[Target19]

Hell yeah!!!
Way to go Smitty!!!
$35 for one gun is right!!!

[mikeinla]

What is the point of complaining WITHOUT giving the name of the FFL???

[a1c]

What is the point of complaining WITHOUT giving the name of the FFL???

The FFL is going to be straightened by the DOJ. Maybe they charged $60 out of ignorance. They're going to clean up their act, and we might as well give them a chance.

[mikeinla]

The FFL is going to be straightened by the DOJ. Maybe they charged $60 out of ignorance. They're going to clean up their act, and we might as well give them a chance.

"Maybe they charged $60 out of ignorance"


Did the FFL open up yesterday???? If the FFL cannot understand SIMPLE rules do you really think they should be selling firearms??

[mlevans66]

Thank for the info!

[GILMORE619]

Does the DOJ strictly enforce this ?

[Wonderwhippet]

I no longer do transfers at Duncan's Gun Works in San Marcos, as they charged me $50 and claimed it was strictly legal.

[kmca]

If you could get a letter from the DOJ and post it here, others could print it out and take it with them for their next PPT

[smittty]

It was Shooters Paradise/B&G Guns in Oxnard. They told us it was $25 and then added $35 dealer fee for a total of $60. They have been in business a long time and know the rules. We ended up driving to Battlefield Sports in Ventura who charge $35.

DOJ assures me they do enforce this.

The thing the FFL's need to understand is that the PPT fee is regulated to encourage us to do business thru them. Charging more only p'd me off.

The shooter's Paradise experience was on Sunday. Yesterday I was trying to arrange to buy a gun thru PPT and needed to find an FFL in Thousand Oaks area but all the FFL's I called told me they charge $60 for PPT. The seller didn't want to drive the extra distance to another FFL that charges $35 so I decided to not buy the gun. I was frustrated enough to call DOJ.

Good FFL's that I know of that charge $35 are:

Battlefield Sports - Ventura
Uncle Paul's - Ventura
Far West Gun - Santa Barbara

We should make a list!

Smitty

[smittty]

If you could get a letter from the DOJ and post it here, others could print it out and take it with them for their next PPT

That's a very good idea! I will call them again and ask about that and get confirmation about the fees for more than one gun beacause I know that question will come up.

Smitty

[bug_eyedmonster]

Hey Guys,

Just a heads up... when I was visiting a friend in Southern California, we stopped by a local gun shop to pick up some ammo before a shoot. I was talking to them about standard business, and I saw a sign posted regarding PPTs and storage fees. Apparently, they had the approval from the DOJ to charge the standard $35 for the transfer, but were able to tack on a storage fee for every day after the 240th hour. I don't think it was a substantial amount, somewhere around the $7 range, but something I've never seen before. When I asked about it, he simply said "our store, our rules." I just laughed and went on my way. I can't remember the store name, but it was very small but very busy near the 410 near the LAX airport.

Jerry

[Skunk2Racer]

Don't you mean 405 fwy? Was it north or south of LAX?

[bug_eyedmonster]

Don't you mean 405 fwy? Was it north or south of LAX?

Yeah, sorry, I meant 405. I was thinking in my head if it was the 110 or the 405. I remembered the conversation we had about traffic on the 405 on the way there. I don't remember if we were going north or southbound to be honest, it was about three years ago.

Jerry

[kemasa]

I am in Simi Valley and charge the legal fee of $35 for a PPT. I would assume Fort Courage Armory would also charge the correct amount.