PPT as Seller

[C.G.]

The seller should only have to re-DROS if the gun was returned to the seller after being on consignment.

[naz]

(d) If the dealer cannot legally deliver the firearm to the purchaser or transferee or the person being loaned the firearm, the dealer shall forthwith, without waiting for the conclusion of the waiting period described in Sections 26815 and 27540, return the firearm to the transferor or seller or the person loaning the firearm. The dealer shall not return the firearm to the seller or transferor or the person loaning the firearm when to do so would constitute a violation of Section 27500, 27505, 27515, 27520, 27525, 27530, or 27535. If the dealer cannot legally return the firearm to the transferor or seller or the person loaning the firearm, then the dealer shall forthwith deliver the firearm to the sheriff of the county or the chief of police or other head of a municipal police department of any city or city and county, who shall then dispose of the firearm in the manner provided by Sections 18000, 18005, and 34000..

[Quiet]

Legally, yes.

There are no (DROS, 10 day wait) exemptions to CA laws for the return of a firearm due to a failed transfer.

There are (DROS, 10 day wait, unsafe handgun) exemptions to CA laws for the return of a firearm due to repair/maintenance. [PC 27105 and 32110(e)]

There are exemptions to CA laws that allows the return of an off-Roster handgun due to a failed transfer. [PC 32110(e)]