@MarinePMI
Its kind of hard to say.....
Last year I had an 870 to ship to WA state for a friend's daughter....and my friend couldn't find a single FFL to receive it from who didn't insist that the gun originate from an FFL here in MD and also insist that they would only send their FFL to an originating FFL and not to an originating individual (as in me).
I looked but could not find any ref at all to WA law requiring an FFL origination...but they tried like 6-8 WA area FFLs and it was the same exact story everywhere....it had to originate from an FFL.
I also cannot find any ref to CA law or regulation requiring out of state shipment originators to be an FFL.
HOWEVER, CA does require any originating FFL (inside the state or outside) to:
As of January 1, 2008, both in-state and out of state Federal Firearms License (FFL) holders will be required to obtain approval (e.g., a unique verification number) from the California Department of Justice prior to shipping firearms to any California FFL (Penal Code §§ 12072).
So, I doubt any FFL here in Maryland would be very pleased to get involved in this CA goat roping.
This verification number does NOT apply to shipments originating from a non-FFL person.
- I am not an FFL but I want to ship a firearm to a California FFL. Do I have to obtain a Firearms Shipment Approval number before shipping a firearm to California?
- No. Only shipments from Federal Firearms Licensees (FFL) require a Firearms Shipment Approval number.
I strongly suggest that she contact some FFLs in CA and see if they will accept a shipment from an individual (non-FFL). If so, then that is def the way to go.
If not, they are going to have a hard time finding anyone willing to do the dance with California regs.
With that said, I can offer up two FFLs that are sort of near the beltway in MD (which is a LOT of road so...maybe they can narrow it down a bit...like the town the guns are at?)
1. Prince George Country Trap and Skeet - they receive FFL shipments all of the time. They never really originate FFL transfers for individuals as its not needed unless you are shipping to...for example...WA. How do I know? Well, this is the FFL that I used to originate the shipment of that 870 to WA state when we found that we had no other choice. I've known these folks for 30 years. I used to lease the entire 13 skeet field club for a top 20 skeet shoot. They are my friends. And while they did it for me as a favor, the attitude was def don't make a habit of it.
2. Atlantic Guns in Rockville.
Good luck but as I said....tell her to see if she can find an FFL in CA willing to receive from an non-FFL originator as allowed by Federal law (that is, will they send a copy of their FFL to a non-FFL for the shipment).
Cheers
