Does this mean that you can email or call a Cabellas outside Calif. and they will charge you a California tax to be sent to Calf.?
John, they told me that their new policy is that if they ship anything to a CA address, they charge CA sales tax on that shipment. That adds 8.25% minimum to 10.75% maximum to the price of whatever you buy, depending on delivery address, plus shipping charges. Adding 10% to the price of any gun, plus the exorbitant FFL and DROS fees in CA ($85 minimum to $250 at some shops) means that it just does not make sense to buy from Cabela's unless they are absolutely the only source for what you need. I think their new policy is a reaction to a recent attempt by the state of New York to collect sales tax at the point of purchase on internet sales. CA has been pretty aggressive on this issue, but so far has not been able to prevail in court. It is getting so bad in CA that some local FFL's feel compelled to collect sales tax when they do an FFL transfer on a private party transaction. But, at least we have nice weather.
