Sorry if this is a stupid question.

I am on the BI and I have a post in the Classified: Firearms section with some of my rifles.

If I find a buyer on another island. What steps would you folks recommend I follow to stay safe and legal.

This is how I see it;

-Agree on price with buyer
-Buyer sends payment and copy of FFL info
-I ship to their FFL via USPS, FedEx, or UPS (as long guns can be shipped to an FFL from a private citizen)
-Buyer then goes through the standard process for acquiring the rifle from the FFL

Am I over complicating this?

Thanks

Freekin Sweet! I just moved to Hilo from CA a month ago and was wondering about a local range.
Once I'm a bit more settled (i.e. have a car and had my ammo shipped over here) I'll be able to sign up and start shooting.

Hi There,

I'm new to the board and back in Hawaii after 25 years in CA.

I've been a supporter of 2A civil rights in CA for about 3 years now. I look forward to helping out the team here, however I can.


I'll try to shed some light on the subject for those interested.

As far as legal vs illegal semi-auto rifles in CA I point those interested to the flow chart from calguns.net

http://www.calguns.net/caawid/flowchart.pdf

This flowchart as been instrumental in CA residents staying legal with their rifle configurations.

The CA Assault Weapons feature ban applies to all semi-auto rifles with a detachable magazine.
To be considered to have a non-detachable magazine it is required for that it can be released only with the use of a tool, and in the law a bullet is considered a tool.
What the bullet button does is allow for a free mag to be inserted in the mag-well and then become locked in place and in-removable without using the tip of a bullet (or other tool) to be pushed through the bullet button and release the mag.

The other way to stay legal with your rifle is to keep it in a "featureless" configuration by not having any of the features listed in box 12 of the Flowchart.
The biggest hurdle is not using a pistol grip.
Alternatives are things like the Monsterman grip: http://www.monstermangrip.com
or
The Hammerhead grip: https://www.exilemachine.net/shop/exile-machine-hammerhead-ar-15-grip-black-1.html

The Calguns Foundation and SAF currently have an active case against the CA AW ban:
http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=496479

It's going after the AW law with respect to it's vagueness.



As for pistols, the Roster of "safe pistols" is certainly a hurdle to jump over but people have figured out ways to get around it. It mainly involves having an out of state dealer who converts the non-Rostered pistol into a single shot gun which then allows it to be imported and sold to a non Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) CA citizen who then converts it back into a semi-auto configuration.

Info on the "Single Shot Exemption" can be found in this thread on calguns:
http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=383692

There are no laws against possessing a non-Rostered pistol, the laws only apply to sale and purchase from a dealer. A private party sale is also OK and some have gotten theirs through that method but the sellers have to be carefull that they not conduct "too many" transfers or they would have to be dealers. Some LEO's were buying a bunch of non-Roster handguns and reselling them until ATF caught wind of it.

The Calguns Foundation and SAF also have a case against the Roster here:
http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=179227&highlight=roster


If anyone wishes to learn more about the convoluted gun laws of California I encourage them to head over to www.calguns.net and read up on them there.