Info on california c&r lincenses and importing handguns into the state
If you hold a c&r licese in California you cant have handguns shipped to you as California has a rule that they need to go through an 01 FFL still... When I lived in California I had a c&r license at my San Diego residence and another at my residence outside Lincoln Nebraska. I was able to buy handguns and have them delivered to my Nebraska address. When I decided to terminate my Nebraska address I moved all my firearms to my San Diego address. The ATF was NOT all too keen on that though and though my Nebraska license WAS still active at my fathers residence, they decided since it was not a primary residence that they would just take the liberty of canceling that one for me....
Now when I moved them to California I filled out and filed with the CA-DOJ the appropriate "handgun import application". This app is basically just a notification to the state of California that hey, I moved here and brought my guns with me and I'm keeping them.
I have been in Texas for almost 5 years now. A while back, while going through a seperation, a friend moved from San Diego to Texas and stayed with me for a few months. He bought a couple guns in the time he lived with me but then got back together with his wife and moved back. He filed out the same paperwork and filed it and had no issues.
Now if you want to buy a gun off roster the only way possible is to move, get a residence where you moved to, ESTABLISH A RESIDENCE AND MAINTAIN IT, terminate your California residence, buy all the firearms you wish. The. The most important part, don't move back :-D
But seriously, if you plan on owning firearms, California isn't the most friendly state