Did Ca ever have FTF, no ffl?

[44fred]

In CA, for the last 91 years, there has been a waiting period when buying/transferring a handgun from a dealer.

1923 = 1 day waiting period on handguns
1955 = 3 day waiting period on handguns
1965 = 5 day waiting period on handguns
1975 = 15 day waiting period on firearms
1997 = 10 day waiting period on firearms

I know this isn't accurate. I believe the 1975 covered handguns, not long guns.

[Armed-Citizen]

if it was cash and carry before 1991, how was there a waiting period on handguns?
(did you just walk in to dealer and say "hello tom, i'll be leaving my handgun model "XYZ" and ill pick it up in X Days"?)

[Quiet]

if it was cash and carry before 1991, how was there a waiting period on handguns?
(did you just walk in to dealer and say "hello tom, i'll be leaving my handgun model "XYZ" and ill pick it up in X Days"?)

Waiting period is when you bought/transferred from a CA FFL dealer.

No waiting period when you bought from a non-FFL.

[Oceanbob]

Yep, buying guns from newspaper adds and at garage sales was very common.

Yep^^^

Back then I bought several guns from the 'Green Sheet' called the Recycler (?) up in the San Fernando Valley. Later they banned gun advertising.

[russ69]

The bill was signed when a republican was governor. California had a republican as governor from 1983 thru 1999.

The gun show was cancelled by the democrats running county politics. The state legislation was all democratic legislation and may have been signed by the RINOs in office but it was presented by the democrats and if Reagan was still the governor he would have seen how the new laws were crap and fixed the problem. He at least did listen to common reason, unlike any of the democrats.

[sandsnow]

This is the most depressing post I've read all year!
Remembering all the rights that have been slowly taken away is very depressing.
Anybody over 55 or so should be feelin' pretty low right now.

Yep, this thread made me feel old, too.

[Steve1968LS2]

if it was cash and carry before 1991, how was there a waiting period on handguns?
(did you just walk in to dealer and say "hello tom, i'll be leaving my handgun model "XYZ" and ill pick it up in X Days"?)

cash and carry for private party sales..

Some of my most treasured guns are the ones bought that way.. ahh.. the days of the Crossroads Of The West show and guys walking around with signs.. sigh...

[M1NM]

Not a problem you can sell/transfer by new laws. They wern't required to be registered so there is no "paperwork" on them. After the gun control act of 1968 the 4473 (?) form came into effect for sales by dealers. There also was no wait from a dealer/private person it was cash & carry. The only down side is if your gun shows up as stolen you'll lose it.

[Jester3]

Ahhhhhh you young ones! California used to be a normal place, before all of the libs started to change things. That's one of the things the newer folks to firearms don't seem to understand, it was not always the way it is now.
Horse trading cash and carry was a norm. Rifles were sold at JCpennys, Sears, heck even the auto store. You could buy rifles from a catalog just like your clothes. At the shooting galleries you handed the guy a quarter and he handed you a loaded .22, and I NEVER remember a shooting there. Ahhhh the days!

[sigstroker]

Yep.. I have many guns I bought at the Crossroads show and around.. no paper and standard cap mags.. sigh.. those were the days..

Yup, the way Arizona is right now. If you're ever in Phoenix on a weekend, pick up the Sunday classifieds. Full of gun ads.

[pacrat]

My first firearm purchase was in 1963. 13 yrs old. Stopped by the Paramount Swap Meet on the way home from my Sunday paper route. Bought a single shot 12 ga Hopkins-Allen for $5.

Rode home with it across the handlebars of my bicycle.

Try that today.

[CK_32]

My first firearm purchase was in 1963. 13 yrs old. Stopped by the Paramount Swap Meet on the way home from my Sunday paper route. Bought a single shot 12 ga Hopkins-Allen for $5.

Rode home with it across the handlebars of my bicycle.

Try that today.

Haha man! Hell of a time.

Now a days if you pulled out your wallet the ATF would be up your azz in a heart beat.

[Armed-Citizen]

Man I cant imagine Ca how arizona is with gun purchases back then....
CRAZY!!!

[Hugga Nugga]

Was that a gift from George Dukemejian or Pete Wilson?

You are one diehard donkey.

[Steve_In_29]

Man I cant imagine Ca how arizona is with gun purchases back then....
CRAZY!!!

And just like people in AZ now, back then we couldn't imagine CA ever turning into the place it has. As will other states if they aren't vigilant.