The 10 day wait

[Dark&Good]

Hi,
I have purchased a Mossberg 500 shotgun online from Louisiana. Does the 10-day waiting period start from the date of purchase (when the seller got the money), or from the time when it arrives to the FFL dealer in San Rafael?

[mchector]

its the time you go in and start doing your paperwork haha


Im on day 12 of my first handgun Haven't had a chance to go get it because of school

[bigthaiboy]

It starts from when you go into the receiving FFL's store and fill out the 4473 form and the FFL puts your details into the system. Then it's 10 x 24 hours period.

[gcvt]

It begins when you finish the paperwork at the FFL.

[tenpercentfirearms]

What they all said. It can sit at that San Rafael gun store for a week and your ten days still won't start until the gun store submits your DROS.

[stretch64]

Does the receiving FFL have to have the gun in possesion before they start the DROS?

[stphnman20]

Does the receiving FFL have to have the gun in possesion before they start the DROS?

YES

[Dark&Good]

Who voted on this???
And shipping alone can take 2 weeks sometimes...

[Black Majik]

Who voted on this???
And shipping alone can take 2 weeks sometimes...

11 days from BIG 5 sounds better already!

[Dark&Good]

By the way, WAS there voting on these laws? I'm a "fresh" resident of CA, no idea how these things work here...

[ohsmily]

Does the receiving FFL have to have the gun in possesion before they start the DROS?

YES

NO. The DROS can be started before the gun is in possession of the dealer. It is done all the time. It can be done with handguns too but you would need the serial number.

[The Cable Guy]

You should've ordered it locally unless it was highly customized. 1-2 weeks to ship to FFL, FFL will handle paperwork and dros, and then make you wait another few days, on top of that, you pay the store in Louisianna and the FFL transfer fee.

[NineteenElev3n]

NO. The DROS can be started before the gun is in possession of the dealer. It is done all the time. It can be done with handguns too but you would need the serial number.

I have heard this practice is unlawful, but that is hearsay.

What the local FFLs in this area practice is that the 10-day waiting period does not start until the DROS is submitted to the DOJ, then the wait begins, ten-24-hours periods must pass until the customer can take delivery of the firearm. I have heard that the FFL must have physical possession of the firearm until the DROS can be submitted.

[FortCourageArmory]

I have heard this practice is unlawful, but that is hearsay.

What the local FFLs in this area practice is that the 10-day waiting period does not start until the DROS is submitted to the DOJ, then the wait begins, ten-24-hours periods must pass until the customer can take delivery of the firearm. I have heard that the FFL must have physical possession of the firearm until the DROS can be submitted.

At my last DOJ audit, this is exactly what my friendly auditor told me as well. Haven't verified if it's true or not, but when he performed my audit, the first thing he did was to check the outstanding DROS's I had done in the last 10 days against the firearms present in my vault. He told me if he found that one wasn't there, that he would have written it up as a violation. You do the math.

I don't start a DROS if the firearm isn't present in the store. CYA.....

[sb_pete]

At my last DOJ audit, this is exactly what my friendly auditor told me as well. Haven't verified if it's true or not, but when he performed my audit, the first thing he did was to check the outstanding DROS's I had done in the last 10 days against the firearms present in my vault. He told me if he found that one wasn't there, that he would have written it up as a violation. You do the math.

I don't start a DROS if the firearm isn't present in the store. CYA.....

hmmm, didn't know that. I've experienced this scenario though. As I understand it, it would only apply with pistols though. My understanding (please correct me if wrong) is that you do not need the serial number of a longarm. As such, there would be nothing to audit in that respect. Is this true?