[chickenfried]

Just wanted to confirm what I think is correct. That if I sell a rifle to a person out of state, I'm in CA. Once I confirm that the FFL is valid. I can ship directly to their FFL and that's all that is needed on my end to complete the transaction. Please tell me if I'm wrong. Thanks for info.

[PAshooter]

Can't help you with CA law, but the process you describe complies with Federal statutes. Probably OK w/CA as well, since that'll be one less "evil gun" kicking around the socialist paradise :D

[Dain Bramage]

How do you determine that an FFL is "valid"? Do you request a copy, just like the internet dealers do? I wouldn't even know what one is supposed to look like.

[PAshooter]

Dain:

There are places on the web - sorry, but I don't have a link handy - where you can punch in an FFL number and it will come back with the holder's name and verify whether or not it's a valid license. Pretty simple to be safe this way.

Oh, and yes - to do this legally the dealer has to send you a copy of his FFL - signed in something other than black (blue or red, usually) so you know it's an original signature. You can only send the gun to the address on the license. Some dealers won't send their license to a non-license-holder, and some have no problem sending a copy to a private individual. Don't know why, really - it's perfectly ok to send a copy to a "civilian." Once you've verified the license it is perfectly legal for a "civilian" to send a gun to a licensee.

[popeye]

California may be the exception. If you sell a rifle to a person in a contiguous state the buyer can use the ffl in your state. Otherwise, like a pistol the buyer must have gun shipped to valid ffl in his state. A hand signed copy of ffl's licence must go to seller. I am eternal pessimist. I require ffl's on both ends of sale.