p.s. is the following article correct?
Unfortunately, yes. I read the whole thing and did not see any inconsistencies from anything else that I have heard, read, or experienced. Local FFLs have commented/complained about the glitches in the CA DOJ system that make ammo sales a complete PITA. Things like long delays (up to 19 days, I have heard) in response to background checks for folks who are not "in the system," rejections for no apparent reason and no reason available from DOJ, dealers who will not accept the CA Legacy Driver License (not a Real ID, but not a Federal limits apply license either; see the WalMart citation in the article). WalMart is pretty much a non-issue for ammo sales in CA because they seem to have ceased ammo sales in CA. I have not seen a box of shells in a CA Walmart for well over two years, but I have not been to every WalMart.
One thing not mentioned in the article is that (according to two different FFLs that I have used for ammo deliveries from out of state), the transferring FFL must charge sales tax on the price of the ammo at the point of transfer, unless tax was already collected by the vendor. I don't know if that is actually required by the regulations, but that has been the procedure for firearm transfers for years and a lot of FFLs have been thoroughly confused by the differences between a purchase from a dealer and a private party transfer between individuals. Another thing not mentioned is the requirement (according to those same two FFLs) that they must open and inspect each individual box of ammo before they can do the transfer, supposedly to make sure that the contents match the label. This has caused one of these FFLs to simply stop doing transfers. A number of other FFLs and ammo vendors (separate state license for ammo sellers that are not FFLs) that I have done business with have never done transfers since the law took effect, because it is just too much hassle. This plays right into the government's desire to deprive us of our 2A Rights.
Per my conversations with game wardens (those most likely to catch ammo coming in from out of state when you are returning from a hunting trip), an acceptable way to prove that you owned the ammo when you left CA is to take a pic of the ammo in CA, before you leave, with a landmark in the pic. I have an app on my phone that adds a time/date/GPS stamp on each pic, plus the name of the location with current air temp and a thumbnail map. Hard to argue with that, but the app no longer works. Need to find a replacement before next fall. CA sucks.
