California additional fees for firearm purchase.?

Yes there is more the DROS fee (Dealers Record Of Sale) plus the administration of the DROS. I think it was $8 or $10 last time I purchased a rifle just call a local shop or the one you're thinking of buying from and they'll tell you. It's more for a handgun.

Edit: I know a few laws changed in 2012 so I just got off the phone with my local shop and the DROS is up to a whopping $30 on a long gun now.

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A permit is not required to purchase a firearm in California. If you elect to purchase a handgun you will first need to obtain a Handgun Safety Certificate (HSC); unless you have an exemption. The fee is not to exceed $25 and the HSC is good for 5 years. You must take a simple test and the study guide is available on-line. The HSC should be available from any dealer. Any firearm (handgun or long gun) purchased on-line will need to be processed through a California dealer. The dealer will likely charge you a fee for the service. If you elect to purchase on-line make sure you verify what the fee will be--some charge a substantial amount, others as little as $25. Any private party sale also needs to processed through a dealer. You will be required to complete a DROS (Dealer Record of Sale) form, pay a fee, and wait 10 days after the sale is reported to the state to pick up your firearm. The DROS fee is $25 for dealer sales and an additional $10 can be added for private party and out of state sales. Check the DOJ website for detailed information, the link is below.

Part of it depends on how you're buying your rifle. The three common ways are buying one directly from a FFL, transferring one from another (like out of state) from a FFL, or buying one from another private party.

If you get it directly from a FFL (like the rifle was already sitting in his store in stock) then usually there are no additional fees apart from a $25 DROS fee (which is $19 for the background check, $1 firearm testing fee, and $5 "safety and enforcement" fee). The FFL dealer has already built in her fees into the price of the gun, and she won't charge too much more on top of it.

If you buy a gun from someone else (not a private party transfer) and transfer it through a FFL, you bet there will be more fees. In addition to the $25 DROS fee, they will charge another transfer fee. This can be as little as $5 or as high as $100. Sometimes their fee may be a percentage of the cost of the gun, or they just make up a number depending on how much they like you or how bad the drive to work was. This is because the FFL needs/wants to make more money off the transaction since they're not really the ones selling you the rifle.

If you buy it from another private party in California and do a face-to-face transfer, then California law limits the FFL fee to $10. While FFLs can charge an additional "storage fee" if you're late in picking up your firearm, they cannot charge anything else by law. Otherwise it's a misdemeanor and they could stand to lose their license (plus less than a year in prison).

That being said, there are plenty of FFLs who will lie to you about fees and attempt to charge you as much as they can get away with. For instance, my brother was charged a whopping $37 fee for a private party transfer, which is out and out illegal. Other FFLs will attempt to inflate their fees by pretending that the government is charging more (probably what happened in Mr. P's case). DROS fees do go up (last one was in 2004, when $14 became $19) but it has not happened recently. The last thing was SB 819 (2011), which didn't increase DROS fees but redirected DROS funds. It is also illegal for a FFL to lump his fees in under the state DROS fee.

John T hit the finishing nail right on the head with his response! Don't need a permit to purchase a weapon but, a handgun is a completely different story. Bout' a year ago I purchased a 1911 (.45 ACP) and had to go through all the paper work, test, fee's etc.!! Seein' as how your wantin' it for your business than I assumin' your lookin' at a handgun? If so then you'll have ta' jump through all the legal hoops ta' get one. Live in the Central Valley (CA.) and from what I've heard Pawn Shops (in our areas) have stopped the sale of not only handguns but, rifles and shotguns as well ~ to much of a hassle and were gettin' buried with the paperwork especially w/ the handgun. Only way ya' can avoid all of the red tape is to pick one up off the street and I do NOT advise that at all!! Say there was a hypothetical situation where there was the need ta' use a firearm on a "not so nice individual" in your store ~ I guarantee that it'll come back at ya' ie., purchasing of an illegal weapon, etc., etc.. As for the buyin' Online, one only can do that through a FFL (Federal Firearm License) dealer. So sorry ta' say but, you'll just have ta' go through all of them hoops. Hope ya' get it worked out ~ Southern Cal., can get rough ... < ' ( (( > <

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California additional fees for firearm purchase.?

Hey, I am looking to buy my first rifle in California, and I am wondering what fees, if any, I should be aware of when buying one. If the tag says 415.00 would it be just the 415+sales tax or is there more?

Dros Fee

a quick outline:

( (gun price + gun lock ) x (1+sales tax) ) + DROS fee.

some stores screw up and taxes you for the DROS, don't bother arguing, they won't change it.

DROS fee is $35.