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Shipped to your California FFL · 10-day DROS wait applies · FSC card required
CaliforniaGun Shop
Californian dealer since 1997 · San Diego

California’s
Online Gun Shop Buy guns online in California and pick them up at your own FFL dealer. Every listing is checked against California law before it ships.

5,792+products, each with a California status
58counties we ship dealers in
10-dayDROS wait handled by your dealer

Legal where you live, or we say so

California is the only state we build this site around. Every product carries one of four statuses, on the card and on the page.

Ships to California
Roster or featureless configuration required
Cannot be sold into California
Buying online in California

Four steps, and none of them are a surprise

Californians can buy firearms online. The gun just cannot come to your door — it goes to a licensed dealer near you, and you finish the paperwork there.

1
Order online Pay by card here. We confirm the model can legally ship to California before anything leaves the shop.
2
We ship to your FFL Name any licensed dealer in the state and we coordinate the transfer with them. Parts, optics and safes come straight to your door.
3
DROS and the 10-day wait Your dealer submits the DROS paperwork and checks your FSC card. State law puts ten days between that and pickup, for everyone.
4
Pick it up in person Return after the waiting period, pass the safe-handling demonstration and take your firearm home.
Statewide delivery

We ship to FFL dealers across California

Name your dealer at checkout and we handle the transfer paperwork with them. We are a San Diego shop, and we deliver to every county in the state — not a storefront in each of these cities, just a firearm waiting for you at a dealer there.

Buying a gun online in California, without the guesswork

California has its own rulebook, and most national gun sites ignore it until your order is cancelled. We do the opposite. Every firearm on this site is checked against California law before it ships, and every listing tells you where it stands: ships to California, needs a California configuration, needs a roster check, or cannot come into the state at all.

What you need before you order

  • A Firearm Safety Certificate (FSC). A short written test at any licensed dealer, valid five years.
  • California ID and, for a handgun, proof of residency such as a utility bill or vehicle registration.
  • A local FFL dealer to receive the firearm. Tell us who they are at checkout and we coordinate the transfer.
  • Patience for the 10-day wait. State law puts ten days between the DROS paperwork and pickup, for every buyer.

What we can and cannot ship into California

Handguns must appear on the California DOJ roster of certified handguns. Semi-automatic centerfire rifles ship in a featureless or fixed-magazine configuration. Magazines over ten rounds, suppressors, forced-reset and binary triggers, unserialized frames and short-barreled rifles cannot be sold to California residents at all, so those listings are marked clearly and we simply will not send them to a California address. If you live outside California, most of them are still available to you.

Ammunition and parts

Parts, optics, holsters, cleaning gear and safes ship straight to your door anywhere in the state. Ammunition sold to California residents has to go through a licensed ammunition vendor with a background check at pickup, so we route ammunition through your dealer rather than the mailbox.

A San Diego shop that serves the whole state

We have been at this since 1997, and we ship to FFL dealers from San Diego and Los Angeles up through Fresno, Sacramento and Redding. If you are not sure whether the gun you want is legal where you live, ask before you order. A short email saves everyone a cancelled sale.

Questions & answers

Buying a gun online in California

Can I legally buy a gun online in California?
Yes. You order and pay online, and the firearm ships to a licensed California FFL dealer you choose. You complete the DROS paperwork there, wait the state-mandated 10 days and pick it up in person.
How long does the California waiting period take?
Ten days from the day your dealer submits the DROS, for every buyer, with no exceptions for concealed-carry permit holders. Shipping to your dealer usually takes two to five business days on top of that.
Do I need an FSC card?
Yes, for almost every purchase. The Firearm Safety Certificate is a 30-question written test taken at a licensed dealer and is valid for five years. You also pass a safe-handling demonstration when you collect the firearm.
What is the handgun roster and how does it affect my order?
California only allows dealers to sell handguns that appear on the DOJ roster of certified handguns. If you order a handgun that is not roster-approved, we cancel and refund in full before shipping rather than let it fail at your dealer.
Can you ship magazines over 10 rounds to California?
No. Magazines over ten rounds cannot be sold to California residents. Those listings are labelled and blocked for California addresses, though we can still ship them to most other states.
Do you ship AR-15 rifles to California?
Yes, in a California-legal configuration — featureless or with a fixed magazine. Listings that need this are marked "CA config" and we set the rifle up correctly before it goes to your dealer.
Can you ship ammunition to my house in California?
No. California requires ammunition to be delivered through a licensed ammunition vendor, with a background check when you collect it. We send ammunition to your dealer instead.
Which parts of California do you deliver to?
All of it. We ship to licensed dealers in every county, including Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno, Sacramento, Long Beach, Oakland, Bakersfield and Riverside. Parts and accessories ship straight to your door.
Are lever action rifles legal in California?
Yes. A lever-action rifle is not a semi-automatic, so the assault weapon feature rules do not touch it. It still ships to a licensed dealer, still needs your FSC card and still has the 10-day waiting period, but there is no featureless build to worry about.
Are semi-automatic shotguns legal in California?
A semi-automatic shotgun is legal in California as long as it has a fixed magazine holding no more than ten rounds and none of the listed features — no pistol grip that protrudes below the action, no folding or telescoping stock, no thumbhole stock, no vertical grip and no detachable magazine. We only list shotguns to Californians in that configuration.
Is the Glock 17 legal in California?
Only if the exact model and generation appears on the California DOJ roster of certified handguns — a new Glock 17 in most current generations does not. Older rostered generations can still be sold new, and anything off-roster can only move between private parties through a dealer. Every handgun on this site shows its roster status before you order.
How much does an FFL transfer cost in California?
The dealer sets their own transfer fee, usually $50–$100, and on top of that the state charges a DROS fee and a Firearms Safety Act fee. Those go to your dealer and the state, not to us — our price is the firearm and shipping to them.