936,000 X $37.19 = $34,809,840 - TIME TO AUDIT THE DROS FUNDS

[The Gleam]

California Sees Sharp Spike in Gun Ownership.

( And what about the sharp spike in DROS fees earned by the state with that? )

https://www.sacbee.com/news/californ...249981454.html

About 1,170,000 new guns were registered in California in 2020, and as many as 369,000 people went through the state’s firearms background check process for the first time, according to newly released state data filed in federal court. The numbers are the latest evidence that Californians went on a gun-buying spree last year.

So let's be conservative and say 1/5th of those were done on one DROS. That's fair - likely about 1 out of 5 I may do have more than one on it. That comes down to 936,000 separate DROS transactions.

Every DROS transaction has $37.19 tied to it that goes to the state.

Now take 936,000 X $37.19 = $34,809,840.

That does NOT include the sales tax ALSO earned on most of those guns, barring PPTs that likely only make up 1/10th of those transactions.

Nearly $35-MILLION earned for 2020 alone, just on DROS Fees.

I think it's time that we call for an Audit of the DROS funds again.



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[tabascoz28]

The other day I heard my lgs explaining that they are charging an extra $25 fee for ppt transfers, cause they will do it when others won't, especially for odd stuff like off roster hand guns. See what happens if they get audited...

[ohsmily]

The other day I heard my lgs explaining that they are charging an extra $25 fee for ppt transfers, cause they will do it when others won't, especially for odd stuff like off roster hand guns. See what happens if they get audited...

Illegal. They should be reported.

[12pewpew]

I've had 2 ppts in the last 3 years charge the $37.19 plus $25. One was the Gun Range on Watt in Sacramento. The other was some small podunk shop that was willing to do the transfer in the beginning of the lockdowns.

[Scratch705]

Illegal. They should be reported.

Don't think it is illegal as long as the store itemized it as not part of dros.

Cause turners charges $5 for a doc fee to every gun sale/ppt for years now

[Garbcollector]

I'm sure california is funneling the funds for other things

[M76]

I'm sure california is funneling the funds for other things

into the pockets of seditious sjw scumbags

[Burbur]

I think it's time that we call for an Audit of the DROS funds again.



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Last time we did this, they raised the fee from $25 to $37.19.

Do not dare question your Masters!

[Spyder]

Nah, they need to increase the DROS because it costs more than 37 bucks for their software system to receive data each time and screw it up. If a person has to actually look at it, it triples the cost!

[golfish]

It's past stupid ...fishing license, Hunting license and let's not forget auto registration...

[The Gleam]

It's past stupid ...fishing license, Hunting license and let's not forget auto registration...

You forgot dog-licenses.

Coming soon:

- Surfing license of which funds will go to serve ocean-front clean-up and stop climate change;

- Mow-your-own-lawn license of which funds will go to serve neighborhood clean-up and stop climate change;

- Recycling license of which funds will go to serve trash-can clean-up and stop climate change;

- Hard scape license of which funds will go to prevent hard-scape and stop climate change;

- Bean dinner license of which funds will go to prevent flatulence and top climate change:

- Virtual Real-estate licenses to buy, sell, or own land to preserve Metaverse neighborhood clean-up and prevent climate-change in the Metaverse.

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[rsrocket1]

[The Gleam]

$35M? The state p1$$€$ that off in about two minutes. Why would anyone care?

Because it's not being spent on the items they said it would be spent on, that's for sure; we see signs of that every week, from DROS system failures, unexplained delays without any resource for resolution, errors, and under-staffing, lack of response of complete dismissive attitude in streamlining gun purchases, to failures of enforcing the factors that were intended to stop repeat criminals from getting guns in the first place and allowing them to proliferate in using firearms (repeatedly) to commit crimes - and instead they are attacking law-abiding citizens over nonsensical laws dependent on aesthetics as arbitrary phobias about features.

I think once people would see exactly what that $35-Million is being spent on, they would care. They would care a lot. Hint - it's certainly not being spent on improving the DROS system or the DOJ's service/maintenance of it.

Add to this the cost the DROS fees for ammo purchases, what manufacturers pay to keep guns on the Roster, plus certain related taxes, plus State FFL license/COE fees, plus permits, plus what gun owners pay to register their firearms as RAW, and so on - it's just a huge black hole of fees going only to the State DOJ - it all resembles an untouchable RICO machine.


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[harbormaster]

Cost of the audit will raise it to $50 maybe $60

[dozer wright]

Moved to the general fund and poof its gone.