Wrong Place of Birth on DROS

[josephsli]

Hi

I live in OC and am a first time purchaser of a handgun and the transaction has already been approved and delivered. I have filled out the 4473 completely and correctly but upon returning home after the delivery I realized that the Place of Birth on the DROS customer copy that the store gave me was incorrectly put as Country/Region B (while my actual place of birth is Country/Region A, as I correctly put down on my 4473). The store clerk who processed my DROS clearly did a typo on the online system on the Place of Birth item.

Now the gun store told me it’s not a big deal to do nothing, but if I insist on correcting this, they have to cancel the current DROS with my gun returned to them, do a new DROS and wait for another 10 days.

I spoke with a CA firearm attorney over the phone and he said this kind of clerical error should not be a problem since I purchased the gun legally and that the Place of Birth is not a critical determinant for my eligibility. to clarify, I am a US Legal Permanent Resident born in a foreign country and I hold the Real ID version of the CA driver’s license with a spotless record on all areas of firearm eligibility.

Of course I would hate another 10 days of wait, while I also don’t want this hick-up to cause an issue with the system, especially considering that when I purchase my next gun in the future, the corrected place of birth will have to be different from the current one...

Please let me know your suggestions. Thanks

Joe

[squeeze]

I had the same thing happen to me. I bought a gun a few years ago and the salesman filled out the DROS on his computer. Weeks after I picked up the gun I noticed that he had typed my place of birth as Michoacan. That is in Mexico! No, I am not Mexican and I was born in Michigan. I went back and brought it to their attention and they said 'meh, no big deal' That was a few years ago. They were correct.

[Humboldt Leatherneck]

I had the same thing happen to me. I bought a gun a few years ago and the salesman filled out the DROS on his computer. Weeks after I picked up the gun I noticed that he had typed my place of birth as Michoacan. That is in Mexico! No, I am not Mexican and I was born in Michigan. I went back and brought it to their attention and they said 'meh, no big deal' That was a few years ago. They were correct.

Squeeze - Being from Detroit, I have also had the Michoacan entered on my DROS paperwork instead of Michigan within the last couple of years, and then I had no problemos afterwards either...

The two places are so similar and are listed next to each other, so it could be just a mouse click away from making a somewhat common mistake.

[PogoJack]

I once bought a long gun and months later on the 4473 I noticed the serial on the paperwork was wrong. I fretted for a couple of days and then forgot about it. Sold the gun later and no problems with DROS to the buyer and correct serial this time. I would leave it alone.

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[FalconLair]

OP, you said the transaction went through and you have the gun - i think you're in the clear and i can't see where it would come back to haunt you later

go enjoy the gun, no sense in getting attorneys and such involved over a non-issue

it's a simple typo, but you can't leave here without telling us what you bought

[josephsli]

Thanks guys for the tips. I called the CA DOJ Firearms bureau and they suggested that I go back and cancel/re-DROS since 'leaving it uncorrected might affect future ammunition purchase'. So I did - now I'm less than a week from picking up the gun but now I'm also worried that the gun store will close shop due to the virus scare soon. Any thoughts?

[josephsli]

Oh sorry I didn't see the request on what piece I bought:
A new Gen 3 Glock 19.
thanks!

[NapaPlinker]

I once had a shop put my address as the water bill I used, didn't notice til I picked up and DROS cleared lol

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[redcliff]

Thanks guys for the tips. I called the CA DOJ Firearms bureau and they suggested that I go back and cancel/re-DROS since 'leaving it uncorrected might affect future ammunition purchase'. So I did - now I'm less than a week from picking up the gun but now I'm also worried that the gun store will close shop due to the virus scare soon. Any thoughts?

Gun shops are making money, they won't close unless they have to and that is hard to justify unless riots break out.

[pacrat]

Thanks guys for the tips. I called the CA DOJ Firearms bureau and they suggested that I go back and cancel/re-DROS since 'leaving it uncorrected might affect future ammunition purchase'. So I did - now I'm less than a week from picking up the gun but now I'm also worried that the gun store will close shop due to the virus scare soon. Any thoughts?

Any future ammo purchases would only be affected if they screwed up and put the wrong current residence address on the form.

The ammo background check with AFS goes by that.

[trigger945]

[trigger945]

Edit: Looks like some are closing. See other thread in this forum