ok ok, read this! :)

[dasmi]

There is no permit required to purchase a longgun in California. You have to pass a background check, but you don't have to take a safety test, like with a hanggun purchase.

 

[Gordon Fink]

Exactly. A permit isn’t required, but permission still is.

~G. Fink

 

[jdberger]

A permit isn’t required, but permission still is.

Exactly...PITA