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[tiberius183]

Just bought my first handgun in CA, and will be picking up after the (bs) 10 day waiting period. Here's my question: a co-worker was telling me that when picking up a handgun after the waiting period, if the FFL has a particular long gun in stock right there that you want, you can buy it and take it home on the spot without a waiting period. Is this true, or is he full of sh*t?

[LeadFarmer74]

Just bought my first handgun in CA, and will be picking up after the (bs) 10 day waiting period. Here's my question: a co-worker was telling me that when picking up a handgun after the waiting period, if the FFL has a particular long gun in stock right there that you want, you can buy it and take it home on the spot without a waiting period. Is this true, or is he full of sh*t?

Full of ****. 10 day wait across the board for any gun.

[tiberius183]

Full of ****. 10 day wait across the board for any gun.

Yeah, thought that was too good to be true...

[SkyHawk]

I believe it used to be true, before 2014 or 2015 IIRC. But no longer true.

[Screehopper]

You need to have bought the long gun at the same time as your handgun on a single DROS.

[tiberius183]

It used to be true, before 2014 or 2015 IIRC

He did say he hasn't purchased a new gun in a while, so he could have just not been aware the law changed...

[kcheung2]

There was never any exemption like that, regardless of how long ago. The waiting period has either been 0, 15 days, or 10 days.

What he's probably thinking of is the circumstance in which you go into the shop to buy a pistol, and see a long gun that you also want to buy. Then a single DROS form can be completed, listing both firearms, and after 10 days both can be picked up at the same time.

[ARDude]

There was never any exemption like that, regardless of how long ago. The waiting period has either been 0, 15 days, or 10 days.

What he's probably thinking of is the circumstance in which you go into the shop to buy a pistol, and see a long gun that you also want to buy. Then a single DROS form can be completed, listing both firearms, and after 10 days both can be picked up at the same time.

There wasn't a waiting period for long guns for many years. Then it went to 10 days. I believe in the 1990's.

It was one day for handguns in 1923, the California Legislature increased the handgun waiting period from one to three days in 1955, to five days in 1965, and to 15 days in 1975. 1997 to current it is 10 days as we all know.

When I bought my first OLL years ago, I went back to the dealer a few days later and added another to the same DROS. Picked them both up at the same time.

[SkyHawk]

Old threads below. People were doing it as late as 2013, take my word from personal experience. Argument goes back a long way, but trust and believe there were plenty of FFLs who did it and plenty of Calgunners who made last minute purchases.

But for sure, the practice stopped when serial numbers for long guns became part of the DROS.

https://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=382383

https://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=167543

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=1026333

https://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=862176

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=425903

Plenty more threads out there if you want to search.