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I am not originally a Californian and am not well schooled on the history of California gun laws. It appears to me that CA PC Section 27585, enacted by the passage of AB 1609 in 2014, first barred the direct importation (i.e. delivered directly to the FFL03 without going through an FFL01 for transfer) of C&R long guns.
Were there any laws, prior to this, barring the direct shipment of C&R long guns to FFL03s inside of California by sellers outside of California?
P.S. The reason I ask is that I had been planning to write my legislators about this because when the bill was enacted, it was stated:
I just wanted to be sure that there were no "existing regulatory statutes" when the bill was enacted that prohibited the direct importation of C&R long guns by FFL03s. The bill, as originally submitted, contained an exemption for collectors that complied with Section 27966 (reporting firearm within 30 days) but that text was removed before it was finalized although the stated intent of the bill did not change.
Were there any laws, prior to this, barring the direct shipment of C&R long guns to FFL03s inside of California by sellers outside of California?
P.S. The reason I ask is that I had been planning to write my legislators about this because when the bill was enacted, it was stated:
(b) It is not the intent of the Legislature in enacting Section 27585 to affect any of the following:
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(4) Persons who import or bring firearms into California under existing regulatory statutes who comply with those statutes.
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(4) Persons who import or bring firearms into California under existing regulatory statutes who comply with those statutes.
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