First time C&R'er

[chadd925]

Correct me if I am wrong... I am a CA resident and I am selling a pre-serial number 50+ year old bolt action shotgun. In order to bypass an FFL dealer and do a face to face (cash for gun) the buyer NEEDS TO HAVE A VALID C&R LICENSE, AND A VALID CALIFORNIA ID... maybe even have him fill out a bill of sale for good measure. Apologies if this topic has been beaten to death, I just needed some clear answers. I like me, I don't want to go to prison.

[Mssr. Eleganté]

The buyer just needs to be a California resident who is at least 18 years of age. Also, you can't have reason to believe the buyer is a prohibited person.

[GOEX FFF]

^^ Yup

As of current, in a private transaction on a C&R long gun between two non prohibited CA residents and of age 18+, the buyer does NOT need to hold a C&R FFL. However, like said, it wouldn't be a bad idea to write up a bill of sale such as this -

http://texasguntrader.com/billofsale.pdf

But even then, it's not required.

[.22guy]

Do it sometime in the next 11 months, because the laws change in 2014.