Difficult to get a COE?

[Jedidiah]

I have my C&R. I was at my FFL the other day and he said that if I had my C&R and FFL I could pick up a Makarov from him and wouldnt have to wait ten days. I looked on the ATF website but didn't see anything about a COE. Can anyone tell me what this is and if it is hard to get??

[DRM6000]

look at the cadoj website. it's super easy to get. just fill out the form, get your livescan done and wait a couple of weeks. it's costs 90 something dollars.

i got mine in a week or two once i sent the app and payment.

[xenophobe]

Very easy. If you can pass a standard firearms eligibility background check, then you can get one. It requires that you get a fingerprint livescan, and send the required paperwork back to the DOJ with the appropriate fees.

The form can be found here:

http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/forms/pdf/coeapp.pdf

[SemiAutoSam]

You didn't see any mention of a COE on the BATF website because the COE is a California DOJ document not a Federal item.

I have my C&R. I was at my FFL the other day and he said that if I had my C&R and FFL I could pick up a Makarov from him and wouldn't have to wait ten days. I looked on the ATF website but didn't see anything about a COE. Can anyone tell me what this is and if it is hard to get??

[hoffmang]

The only complication is finding a convenient place to run the prints. There are a lot of them, but quite a few require an appointment.

-Gene

[Jedidiah]

Ok thanks for the info guys. I'm pretty sure I can get the livescan done at the Sherrif's department. I think I've done it there before for something else.

Thanks for the link to the form xenophobe

[hoffmang]

Most Sherrif's will perform the live scan. Here is the list of locations:

http://ag.ca.gov/fingerprints/publications/contact.php

-Gene