Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 26800) do not apply to sales, deliveries, or transfers of firearms between or to importers and manufacturers of firearms licensed to engage in that business pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto.
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Section § 27100
This law explains that certain California firearm sale, delivery, or transfer laws don't apply to transactions between or to firearm importers and manufacturers who are federally licensed under U.S. federal law.
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Section § 27105
This law section states that certain regulations about firearm transfers don't apply when you're taking a firearm to a gunsmith for service or repair. It means a gunsmith can receive and return firearms without restrictions that usually apply to transfers. Additionally, these rules don't apply when the gunsmith sends a firearm to a licensed dealer for repairs and receives it back.
Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 26800) do not apply to the delivery of a firearm to a gunsmith for service or repair, or to the return of the firearm to its owner by the gunsmith, or to the delivery of a firearm by a gunsmith to a person licensed pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code for service or repair and the return of the firearm to the gunsmith.
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Section § 27115
This law states that certain California regulations concerning the sale and transfer of firearms do not apply to sales of unloaded guns by a dealer to individuals who live outside of California and are federally licensed.
Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 26800) do not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of unloaded firearms by a dealer to a person who resides outside this state and is licensed pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto.
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Section § 27120
This law states that certain regulations (Articles 1 and 2) do not apply when an unloaded firearm is being returned to a wholesaler and is meant to be sold as part of the wholesaler's business. In simpler terms, if a gun is going back to the wholesaler for resale, those rules don't apply.
Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 26800) do not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of unloaded firearms to a wholesaler if the firearms are being returned to the wholesaler and are intended as merchandise in the wholesaler’s business.
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Section § 27125
This section states that specific rules about firearm sales and transfers don't apply when a gun dealer sells, delivers, or transfers unloaded guns to another dealer, as long as they follow certain conditions. These conditions include that the firearms must be for sale in the receiving dealer's business, and it must be verified that Section 27555 requirements are met.
Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 26800) do not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of firearms if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a)CA Penal Law Code § 27125(a) The firearms are unloaded.
(b)CA Penal Law Code § 27125(b) The sale, delivery, or transfer is made by one dealer to another dealer, upon proof of compliance with the requirements of Section 27555.
(c)CA Penal Law Code § 27125(c) The firearms are intended as merchandise in the receiving dealer’s business.
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Section § 27130
This law, applicable until January 1, 2014, states that certain regulations normally applicable to firearms sales and transfers do not apply when a dealer sells, delivers, or transfers an unloaded firearm (other than a handgun) to themselves.
Until January 1, 2014, Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 26800) do not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of an unloaded firearm, other than a handgun, by a dealer to himself or herself.
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Section § 27135
This law says that certain rules about firearms don't apply when a gun dealer lends an unloaded gun to someone at their shooting range or club. The dealer must have a proper business or regulatory license, and the firearm must stay on the premises of the range or club at all times.
Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 26800) do not apply to the loan of an unloaded firearm by a dealer who also operates a target facility that holds a business or regulatory license on the premises of the building designated in the license or whose building designated in the license is on the premises of any club or organization organized for the purposes of practicing shooting at targets upon established ranges, whether public or private, to a person at that target facility or that club or organization, if the firearm is at all times kept within the premises of the target range or on the premises of the club or organization.
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Section § 27140
This law outlines specific types of firearms and related devices that are exempt from the general rules governing the sale, delivery, or transfer of firearms in California. If the sale, delivery, or transfer follows the specific rules set out for each type, the general laws do not apply. These include destructive devices, cane guns, guns that don't look like guns, undetectable firearms, wallet guns, assault weapons, unconventional pistols, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, machineguns, and zip guns.
Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 26800) do not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm regulated pursuant to any of the following statutes, if the sale, delivery, or transfer of that firearm is conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of the statute:
(a)CA Penal Law Code § 27140(a) Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 18710) of Division 5 of Title 2, relating to destructive devices and explosives.
(b)CA Penal Law Code § 27140(b) Section 24410, relating to cane guns, and the exemptions in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Title 2, as they relate to cane guns.
(c)CA Penal Law Code § 27140(c) Section 24510, relating to firearms that are not immediately recognizable as firearms, and the exemptions in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Title 2, as they relate to firearms that are not immediately recognizable as firearms.
(d)CA Penal Law Code § 27140(d) Sections 24610 and 24680, relating to undetectable firearms, and the exemptions in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Title 2, as they relate to undetectable firearms.
(e)CA Penal Law Code § 27140(e) Section 24710, relating to wallet guns, and the exemptions in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Title 2, as they relate to wallet guns.
(f)CA Penal Law Code § 27140(f) Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 30500) of Division 10, relating to assault weapons.
(g)CA Penal Law Code § 27140(g) Section 31500, relating to unconventional pistols, and the exemptions in
Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Title 2, as they relate to unconventional pistols.
(h)CA Penal Law Code § 27140(h) Sections 33215 to 33225, inclusive, relating to short-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns, and the exemptions in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Title 2, as they relate to short-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns.
(i)CA Penal Law Code § 27140(i) Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 32610) of Division 10, relating to machineguns.
(j)CA Penal Law Code § 27140(j) Section 33600, relating to zip guns, and the exemptions in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Title 2, as they relate to zip guns.
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