reno gun show

[jtmkinsd]

ok...I'll try this one more time...the OP asked "How do I (california resident) legally buy a non-roster handgun at the Reno gun show and bring it back into cal (assuming that the seller is non-cal).

Now, with those set of facts, tell me, is their ANY way he can legally do this? The answer is NO.

Im sorry I didn't preface my statement by saying CA residents cannot ship/receive non roster guns into the state from non residents except in the case of family, or LEO, or if you want to make it a single shot, or it's a C&R, or blah blah blah...like I said, I could write a full page of possibilities...the question was simple, so was the answer, but everyone seems to have to put their 2 cents in on ways around the law...like outlining how he can drive to reno, just happen to find a CA seller of the non roster gun he wants...even more amazingly, find a CA FFL there as well who will do the transfer for him...and bring it back to CA where he can pick it up ten days later...what a load of crap...lol...Why am I gonna drive to another state to do a PPT??? And why is a CA resident going to go out of state to sell his non roster gun when he can get a premium for it in CA??? It's just a ridiculous scenario.

[CSACANNONEER]

The bottom line is that even if you purchase a firearm from a CA FFL at a gun show in another state, you are a California resident and need to comply with California laws as well s the laws of the other state. As 10% pointed out, that would mean that the Ca FFL would have to sell it to you through a NV (per your example) FFL who would then need to transfer it back to the Ca FFL to DROS, hold for ten days and then deiver to you. As far as rendering a semi auto into a handgun that qualifies for the single shot exemption, it is not hard to do with most pistols. But, like anything else, it would just cost more. As soon as you take possession of it, it would be your gun and you could legally reverse the single shot mods.

[EOD Guy]

The bottom line is that even if you purchase a firearm from a CA FFL at a gun show in another state, you are a California resident and need to comply with California laws as well s the laws of the other state. As 10% pointed out, that would mean that the Ca FFL would have to sell it to you through a NV (per your example) FFL who would then need to transfer it back to the Ca FFL to DROS, hold for ten days and then deiver to you. As far as rendering a semi auto into a handgun that qualifies for the single shot exemption, it is not hard to do with most pistols. But, like anything else, it would just cost more. As soon as you take possession of it, it would be your gun and you could legally reverse the single shot mods.

California dealers cannot transfer GCA regulated firearms at a gun show in a State in which their licensed premises is not located, even to other licensees. The only exception is for C&R firearms which may only be transferred to other licensees. They can take orders for other firearms, but the firearms must be transferred from their licensed premises.

In other words, a California dealer at a Nevada gun show may only transfer C&R firearms to a licensee. Any other firearms have to be transferred from his shop. I suppose he could also sell antique firearms to unlicensed persons since they are not regulated under GCA 68.