I hate this F'n state...

[Win231]

I have a specific need for a micro 9mm handgun and the Sig P938 fits the bill perfectly. Of course it is not on the roster and all the ones in this state sell for $1100-$1200 used if you can find them (very rare). My son(s) in Utah can buy them used for $500-$600 all day long.

So either I talk my boys into spending $500-$600 dollars on me (yea right) for Christmas and shipping it to an FFL or I compromise and buy a P238 and carry an inferior round.

Well, I'm in L.A. County & I can't get any micro pistols. But I can drive 20 miles & get all the micro pistols I want.

[Scratch705]

too bad you didn't raise your sons to be more kind to you.

then they would have gladly sent some P938's over to help Dad out.

[numpty]

I guess that is very insensitive of me. My sincere apologies.

No apology necessary. I'm just saying it would be essentially impossible for me to get a CCW in SD. If you could pull some strings with Gore, or kick him in the dick or something, and make it legal for me to defend my wife and kids while out and about...I'd give you a p938 free of charge. That's a win-win in my book. You get your sought-after carry pistol and I actually get to carry one. I'd figure out a way to conceal a full size 1911 if I could legally do so.

Good luck!

[R Dale]

I have a specific need for a micro 9mm handgun and the Sig P938 fits the bill perfectly. Of course it is not on the roster and all the ones in this state sell for $1100-$1200 used if you can find them (very rare). My son(s) in Utah can buy them used for $500-$600 all day long.

So either I talk my boys into spending $500-$600 dollars on me (yea right) for Christmas and shipping it to an FFL or I compromise and buy a P238 and carry an inferior round.

Your son could buy the gun and at some point sell or gift it to you, as I understand the law he cant receive payment before he purchases the gun. Also he cant fill out the FFL form indicating he is buying the gun for someone else. IMO its best to keep discussions of this type off the internet.

[Scratch705]

Your son could buy the gun and at some point sell or gift it to you, as I understand the law he cant receive payment before he purchases the gun. Also he cant fill out the FFL form indicating he is buying the gun for someone else. IMO its best to keep discussions of this type off the internet.

son can't sell to dad. it can only be gift when it comes to off-roster family transfers.


at least that is what i remember about the law.

[joepamjohn]

No love in this thread.

I'm out.

There should be an "fu Cali" thread so those of us staying here can move on with our lives?

[SoCal P320]

People have to pay $3 for 1 avocado in other states.

So you have to pay a little more for off-roster in CA. No big deal.

It just means you are way more advanced technologically than other Californians with roster guns.

It's like being the one eyed man in a room of blind people.

[Tall Tree]

Sheesh, it's not just guns we can't have. I tried buying an exhaust for my motorcycle only to be told they can ship to ALL states except CA. And the muffler is made in CA and there is no smog test for bikes.

Thankfully I picked up P938 before the SSE window closed.

[San_Diego_Shooter]

OP, good choice of gun. My SIG P938 is my EDC. But I had to wait until I got out of CA too. I highly recommend it to WIN231.

[MurdaJ]

I have a specific need for a micro 9mm handgun and the Sig P938 fits the bill perfectly. Of course it is not on the roster and all the ones in this state sell for $1100-$1200 used if you can find them (very rare). My son(s) in Utah can buy them used for $500-$600 all day long.

So either I talk my boys into spending $500-$600 dollars on me (yea right) for Christmas and shipping it to an FFL or I compromise and buy a P238 and carry an inferior round.

you wouldn't have to talk me into spending $600 on something my dad wants but can't have unless it's through me

Are they aware you want it? Hell they could split the cost if they are broke

[kemasa]

I have a specific need for a micro 9mm handgun and the Sig P938 fits the bill perfectly. Of course it is not on the roster and all the ones in this state sell for $1100-$1200 used if you can find them (very rare). My son(s) in Utah can buy them used for $500-$600 all day long.

So either I talk my boys into spending $500-$600 dollars on me (yea right) for Christmas and shipping it to an FFL or I compromise and buy a P238 and carry an inferior round.

If they live is a free state in which they can buy a used firearm from a private party, then there is no issue in regards to their not being the actual buyer/transferee as they don't have to fill out a 4473. They can then sell it to you.

I don't believe the intrafamilial transfer requires that it be a gift. It is only if they are buying it from a dealer and then sending it does it need to be a gift so that they qualify as being the actual buyer/transferee. You would have to pay sales tax on it if you buy it.

[Quiet]

Well, I'm in L.A. County & I can't get any micro pistols. But I can drive 20 miles & get all the micro pistols I want.

FYI.
L.A. City Council votes to end ban on sales of 'ultracompact' guns

[russ69]

We talk about the AW ban all the time but the handgun roster has been a lot worse for us handgun guys. The list of handguns you can't buy in this state is extensive and infringing.

[colossians323]

these threads never get old

[Quiet]

We talk about the AW ban all the time but the handgun roster has been a lot worse for us handgun guys. The list of handguns you can't buy in this state is extensive and infringing.

The CA unsafe handgun laws are a prime example of what happens when firearm owners do not stand together and only look out for their own self-interests.

The only reason it passed the CA legislature was because CA "pro-gun" groups sold out to get exemptions for their special interests. Once they sold out, it was sold to the public as "common sense" legislation because "pro-gun" groups supported it.

LE unions sold out for LE exemptions. [PC 32000(b)(4)]
Cowboy action shooting groups sold out for single-action revolver exemptions. [PC 32100(a)]
CA movie/tv entertainment industry sold out for prop master exemptions. [PC 32110(h)]