ATF declared no more private party shipment into CA

[ugimports]

So I have a customer who purchased something from a private party outside of CA. I send my customary info (not full FFL), but the person said they called ATF and were told they are expected to have a full signed copy of my FFL. I don't agree with that so I just called the ATF (925-557-2830 : dublin branch) and the agent that answered the phone said basically:
1) CA FFLs are no longer allowed to accept private party shipments
2) It wasn't Federal law but CA law that caused the restriction

I am now trying to find the CA law that says all shipments outside of CA have to go through an FFL. Has anyone heard of this? I have a feeling the ATF guy that answered didn't know the CFLC is only for dealers, but not sure if I'm missing something now.

[torquefliteterror]

http://oag.ca.gov/firearms/cflcfaqs#2

I think they are confused... the FaQ #2 says non ffl can ship , unless of course Kamela is up to some funny business.

I am not an FFL but I want to ship a firearm to a California FFL. Do I have to obtain a Firearms Shipment Approval number before shipping a firearm to California?
No. Only shipments from Federal Firearms Licensees (FFL) require a Firearms Shipment Approval number.

[Librarian]

As one of our lawyer members recently posted, BATF staff are not a good source for CA law information, and CA-DOJ staff are not a good source for Federal law information.

[ugimports]

As one of our lawyer members recently posted, BATF staff are not a good source for CA law information, and CA-DOJ staff are not a good source for Federal law information.

I get this, but when they tell out of state private parties that they require a copy of my FFL that's a federal thing and I'm not sure why they are saying that. Now the private party shipper is saying that he is required to have my signed/dated FFL because the ATF confirmed that with him. I don't think it's reasonable for me to tell him to keep calling until he gets an agent that says something differently. I even provided him the FFL Newsletter with the reference of this not being required, but his phone call sealed the deal that he is in the "right".

[kemasa]

If the newsletter is not good enough, tell him to ship it through a FFL or to find another FFL to do the transfer.

The idiots at gunbroker say that a copy of the FFL is required and they refuse to remove that unless they get a letter from an attorney at the BATF. The newsletter and the Federal Code is not good enough for them either.

[allpoint]

Be careful calling businesses at lunch time, and during govt shutdowns they grab the first warm body to answer phones until everyone returns.