Questions about purchasing a private collection...

[POLICESTATE]

An old friend of mine is selling their entire collection, it has 2 or 3 long arms and 6 handguns.

Here's my question:

1. I called Bay Area Gun Vault and they said each handgun had to be DROSd separately and each counted as a separate transaction. This sounds stupid to me but this is California, not sure if true. They did say all the long arms could go on one form.

1a. Could everything be transferred on one form?

[Spyder]

My understanding: Pistols will each need their own form, and each subsequent one is something like $4 cheaper. Because it's a FFT, you can do them all at once, but you will need to do seperate forms/DROS. All the long guns can go on one.

[alfred1222]

An old friend of mine is selling their entire collection, it has 2 or 3 long arms and 6 handguns.

Here's my question:

1. I called Bay Area Gun Vault and they said each handgun had to be DROSd separately and each counted as a separate transaction. This sounds stupid to me but this is California, not sure if true. They did say all the long arms could go on one form.

1a. Could everything be transferred on one form?

What they said is correct. You can DROS all the long guns on one DROS form, but each pistol must be DROS'd separately

FROM DOJ:
For a private party transfer involving one or more handguns, the total allowable fees, including the DROS, safety, and dealer transfer fees, are not to exceed $35.00 for the first handgun and $31.00 for each additional handgun involved in the same transaction.
For private party transfers involving one or more long guns, or a private party transfer involving one handgun, the total allowable fees, including the DROS, safety, and dealer transfer fees, are not to exceed $35.00. The dealer may charge an additional dealer-service fee of$10.00 per each additional firearm transferred.
(PC section 12072(d))

[alfred1222]

id like to know this as well. my dad has a collection of historical firearms that he has been wanting to sell but there is such little information on the legalities of selling a substantial amount of firearms without having an agency have a problem with it.

Does he want to sell it as a collection?

[alfred1222]

None, find a buyer, then go to an FFL and do a PPT. The largest number of rifles on one DROS is 99, and remember, everything that is old enough can be cash and carry. CSACannoneer knows the ins and outs of this iirc.

[bryant]

regarding long gun, if rifle is over 50 years old no need to DROS.
he can sell it as c&r that's cash and carry (only this year and only long gun)