Bureau of Firearms staff will be leaders in providing firearms expertise and information to law enforcement, legislators, and the general public in a comprehensive program to promote legitimate and responsible firearms possession and use by California residents.
Applicants that do not already have a CFARS account will be required to create an account in order to directly communicate with the Department and to check the status of an application. Penal Code section , as amended, required any person who, prior to September 1, , lawfully possessed an assault weapon as defined by Penal Code section subdivision a paragraphs 9 , 10 , and 11 , and was eligible to register an assault weapon as set forth in Penal Code section , subdivision c , to submit an application to the DOJ to register the firearm before January 1, Registration is now closed.
Registration applications received or postmarked after December 31, will not be accepted. The appellate ruling does not lift the stay that California Attorney General Xavier Becerra secured at the commencement of the appeal. The stay remains in place until the appellate process is final. In California, it has been illegal since to manufacture, import, keep or offer for sale, give, lend, or receive large-capacity magazines—defined as those that can hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
On March 29, , the District Court for the Southern District of California ruled that this law was unconstitutional. Attorney General Becerra asked the judge to stay his ruling pending appeal to prevent the influx of large-capacity magazines into the state while litigation is ongoing.
This request was granted. As a result, as of p. Under Penal Code section f 4 , the Department of Justice DOJ has up to 30 days to complete background checks on firearms purchasers.
COVID protective measures have impacted the ability to increase the personnel resources in the DROS unit to address the recent sustained increase in firearms and ammunition transactions without compromising the health and safety of our employees and the community.
As a result, firearms and ammunition dealers and purchasers should know that as DOJ employees continue to perform the statutorily required background checks throughout the COVID pandemic, circumstances may compel that background checks are completed after the expiration of the day waiting period for firearms purchases.
DOJ will continue to strive to provide the best service and complete these checks in the shortest time possible. Enrollment is a one-time process. There are a few ways to submit your enrollment form to the Bureau of Firearms.
Also an enrollment acknowledgement email message containing your CFLC Logon ID and Password will be sent to the email address entered on the enrollment screen. To enroll by mail, fax, or by email complete the California Firearms Licensee Check Enrollment Application, pdf and return to:.
Firearms Shipment Approval letter requests received via phone, fax, mail or email will be processed Monday through Friday between a. After processing your request, the Bureau of Firearms will fax or email you a Firearms Shipment Approval letter containing the verification approval number.
Box Sacramento, CA Fingerprint submissions are not required for a COE renewal. Please note: you must renew your COE no later than 90 days after its expiration date, otherwise you must re-apply for a new COE, which will require you to re-submit fingerprint impressions.
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