firearm sale question

[rbahri5206]

i am trying to buy a mosin nagant rifle from somebody and they are telling me that it is over 50 yrs old and that we dont need to complete transfer at gun store only face to face is this true? or do we need to do the 10 day waiting period

[Librarian]

i am trying to buy a mosin nagant rifle from somebody and they are telling me that it is over 50 yrs old and that we dont need to complete transfer at gun store only face to face is this true? or do we need to do the 10 day waiting period

California does not require an FFL for the sale of a long gun that is 50 or more years old. If both parties are CA residents, Feds don't require an FFL, either.

So yes, what the seller told you is true.

If a A CA-FFL does sell such a gun, that FFL must follow CA and Federal laws about FFL transfer, so if there is one for sale in a local gun store you can expect all the usual paperwork, fees and waiting period.

[sd_fox_racer]

http://http://wiki.calgunsfoundation...THOUT_a_Dealer

(3) The firearm is a curio or relic manufactured at least 50 years
prior to the current date but is not a replica, as defined in
Section 478.11 of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or
its successor.