FFL 3 and coe

[Tonymin]

Can I cash and carry long c&r guns at ca gunshows?

[Armistice]

If you have both an 03 and COE, then yes

You must still register them. $19 fee

[Mssr. Eleganté]

If the seller is a California dealer then you will also have to complete the DROS.

[Tonymin]

COE doesn't take care of that?

[Vectrexer]

COE doesn't take care of that?

No, Still need the DROS.

[GOEX FFF]

Even though buying from a CA 01 and going through DROS, with the 03+ COE, you can skip the 10 day ban.

[Tonymin]

So if it is from an 01 and they DROS me I don't have to do the $19 registration?

[Eddie1965]

So if it is from an 01 and they DROS me I don't have to do the $19 registration?

Correct, it will be registered via the DROS.

[Tonymin]

Why do I read I should not sign the original but make copies? Are copies accepted? Don't you just show the license?

[nstoolman1]

Why do I read I should not sign the original but make copies? Are copies accepted? Don't you just show the license?

The license can be a copy but you need a "wet" signature on the paper. The signature can not be a copy.

[TRICKSTER]

Why do I read I should not sign the original but make copies? Are copies accepted? Don't you just show the license?

It's all in the regulations that you agree to follow upon applying for your license.

http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=&SID=a4b8230c50226f843dab319034fa4124&n=27y3.0.1.2.3&r=PART&ty=HTML

[Tonymin]

See, when I read stuff like that my eyes glaze over....
Is that saying when I sell to another 03 license holder that not only do I need to document the sale in my logbook but I also need to retain a copy of their license? And what does a "certified" copy mean?

[Mssr. Eleganté]

A certified copy is a copy of your license that you have signed. You certify the copy by signing it. That's why you don't sign the original.

[pitfighter]

I keep a few signed copies of my FFL in my permit folder - so, I don't have to find a copy machine if I find something I need to buy

The folder goes everywhere, including film sets with me - I use plastic page covers to stop wear and tear - and the whole folder is kept in a plastic sleeve against weather and the usual bumps and knock.
It's actually quite streamlined - fits in a small day-backpack comfortably -

I keep my AW paperwork, multiple Permits, EFP, COE, and Movie shooting permits (the ones that stipulate gunfire/FX) all together.
With copies of my personal permits at home, too - in case disaster strikes.

I don't mind - it's like doing taxes at an audit, if things are organized nicely they can impress in their own right - I have had to show mine a dozen times to LE and their eyes usually glaze over after scanning the first page.

Ref. "...Reading the small print..." - I would recommend forcing yourself to read it, whether your eyes glaze over or not. By having that FFL you have bought into a certain amount of responsibility.

[GOEX FFF]

OP, you should have also received a large white packet that contains all the "how-to's" with becoming an FFL holder/collector.