Re: Shipping firearms to California
As long as the shotgun is California legal then it will be like any other cross state gun shipment. What kind of shotgun is it and what types of features does it have? If it has less than a 10 round magazine and does not have a detachable magazine, you should be good to deal with it like any transfer.
http://wiki.calgunsfoundation.org/Shotguns
Shotguns
General requirements are 18" minimum barrel length, 26" minimum overall length.
Pump Shotguns
Most conceivable configurations are allowed, including:
Folding stocks (minimum length measured while folded applies).
Bayonet lugs.
Pistol grips.
Detachable magazines (Saiga's converted to single-shot,
Semi-automatic Shotguns
There are a few restrictions:
No detachable magazines (bullet button, etc, ok).
No folding or telescoping stock in combination with a pistol grip, thumbhole stock, or vertical handgrip
California bans certain features on Semi-automatic Shotguns
12276.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 12276, "assault weapon" shall
also mean any of the following:
(6) A semiautomatic shotgun that has both of the following:
(A) A folding or telescoping stock.
(B) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action
of the weapon, thumbhole stock, or vertical handgrip.
(7) A semiautomatic shotgun that has the ability to accept a
detachable magazine.
(8) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder.
Note that you may have a folding stock as long as you do not also have a pistol grip or thumbhole stock and vise-versa.
Only both of these features combined trigger "assault weapon" status.
Provision (8) applies to all shotguns.
There are no 'assault weapon' implications of magazine capacity together with shotguns.
