TX resident selling firearm to CA resident

[Stats]

***Not sure if this is the right place to post.

I'll just get straight to point. I recently relocated to Texas and want to transfer a firearm that was purchased here in Texas to a California resident. Am I able to meet at an FFL in California and do a PPT of an Off roster handgun with no issues? I will be using my Texas Drivers license. Thanks in advance

[RickD427]

***Not sure if this is the right place to post.

I'll just get straight to point. I recently relocated to Texas and want to transfer a firearm that was purchased here in Texas to a California resident. Am I able to meet at an FFL and do a PPT with no issues? I will be using my Texas Drivers license. Thanks in advance

No.

[Milsurp1]

[Stats]

Copy that. I was waiting for someone else to come in with an explanation. Would it be a green light if the Firearm was on roster?

[ronlglock]

[M1NM]

You run into federal and state laws.
Federal says when someone purchases a gun in another state it has to be delivered to the buyer in his state by an FFL.
CA says a resident (not exempt) may only take possession of an on roster handgun unless it is via a PPT that can only occur between two residents.
Now if your parents/grandparents are CA residents you could gift them an off roster gun and the could later sell it via PPT to someone. They'd still need to pick it up at an FFL using their FSC and a 10 day wait.
Dealers can charge whatever fee they want to receive a gun ($25-150+). That is because they need to log it into their bound book and it's not a simple PPT where they basically act as an escrow agent for private sales.
If you do ship a gun use https://www.shipmygun.com/go/ and include a copy of your ID so the FFL can log it in and the buyers info so he knows to to contact to tell them his gun has arrived. The buyer will need to pay CA tax so include some type of receipt too.

[Librarian]

Answers here are a little diffused.

Yes, a TX resident may sell a gun to a CA resident.

Fedlaw says a sale between residents of different states must be legal in both states; CA law requires that unlicensed individuals must use a CA-licensed FFL.

For handguns, Fedlaw requires that the transfer occur in the receiving person's state of residence.

So, come to CA - that's what you suggested anyway.

Yes, it's legal for a TX resident to come to a CA FFL to transfer a gun to a CA resident.

No, it will not be a Roster-exempt CA PPT. As implemented, CA DROS software requires valid CA ID from each party in a PPT.

[Stats]

Understood. Thank you guys for the information.