Legality of an "11 day wait" policy

[Milsurps]

Why can't we be happy that big5 continues to sell firearms in CA despite all the legal hoops a larger retailer has to jump through?

^^^^^^^^ This !!!
Be damn thankful that company's put up with the BS Commiefornia has purposefully put up as roadblocks to gun sales here. I buy from and support Big5 and others that continue to sell guns here. 11 days? so what ?!!
My 2 cents, YMMV.

[toby]

Buy your guns from real guns stores and avoid the problem altogether, ask before you sign the papers.

[willurd]

ask before you sign the papers.

I definitely will in the future.

[automatikdonn]

I went in on day 10 after the time stamp on my receipt and the guy just called the corporate office, and they gave me my gun... No problems

[motorwerks]

I had to wait like 13 days once and the 14 or 15 the second time because my local gun store was only open like 4 days a week and then on the second one the owner was out of town for a week. No biggy.

[Cokebottle]

The store can legally have a policy of a 20 day wait if they feel like it.

They can try, but the law specifies 240 hours.
Turners and other shops have been "spanked" before by the DOJ for the 11 day thing.

2 years ago, Turners Chino Hills was doing 11 days... they are now doing 10.


The only reasonable exceptions would be if the store is not open on pickup day, or closes prior to pickup time.
Yes, you could reasonably have a 14 day wait if pickup happens to fall on, say Thanksgiving Day and the shop is closed for the 4-day weekend.

So don't buy guns on November 14th unless you know the shop will be open on Black Friday

[ke6guj]

They can try, but the law specifies 240 hours.
Turners and other shops have been "spanked" before by the DOJ for the 11 day thing.

2 years ago, Turners Chino Hills was doing 11 days... they are now doing 10.


The only reasonable exceptions would be if the store is not open on pickup day, or closes prior to pickup time.
Yes, you could reasonably have a 14 day wait if pickup happens to fall on, say Thanksgiving Day and the shop is closed for the 4-day weekend.

So don't buy guns on November 14th unless you know the shop will be open on Black Friday

what does DOJ get to spank them with?

12071(b) A license is subject to forfeiture for a breach of any of the following prohibitions and requirements:
(3) No firearm shall be delivered:
(A) Within 10 days of the application to purchase, or, after notice by the department pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 12076, within 10 days of the submission to the department of any correction to the application, or within 10 days of the submission to the department of any fee required pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 12076, whichever is later.

where does the law say that they must deliver at the 240 mark, if they are open for business?

12071(b)(3) just says that they could lose their license if they delivered before the 240 hours was up, not that they had to deliver as soon as the 240 was up.