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Wow, thanks for the advice. He also wants to bring back home his Sig 226 which I have been keeping here in Florida for the last 3 years while he’s been on deployments.
So to do that legally I will have to ship it from my FFL to an FFL there correct ?
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Unfortunately, each time you post you are providing new info that changes the legal landscape.
The shotgun is legal and needs to be sent to a CA FFL for transfer, but the SIG P226 may or may not be legal depending on the next bit of info you provide.
Since he already owns it, if he’s moved to CA within the last 60 days, he could simply bring it with him and register it as a new resident. If outside of those 60 days, then depending on what model P226 it is, he may or may not be allowed to have it here at all.
Check for the specific model at this link (the model details in the listing are important):
https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/certified-handguns/search
If he’s been a CA resident longer than 60 days, then he cannot bring it with him physically and would require transfer through an FFL as if he is buying it for the first time. If the handgun is specifically listed on the Roster at the above link, then it can be sent to a CA FFL for transfer, not a problem.
However, if that specific model is NOT on the Roster of approved handguns (and if it’s an older P226 then I can unfortunately guarantee it’s not), then it is not legal for a CA FFL to transfer to him. Sending a handgun that is not on the Roster will result in the FFL rejecting it, which will require return shipment at your expense.
CA resident longer than 60 days?
Handgun is not specifically listed in Roster?
If both of these are “yes”, then he unfortunately cannot have it in CA.