Here is Some Good News For California Gun Owners

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Posted March 28, 2016 11:49 am by Comments

By Beth Baumann

Damon Thueson shows a holster at a gun concealed carry permit class put on by 'USA Firearms Training' on December 19, 2015. (George Frey/Getty Images)
Being a law-abiding gun owner in California is nothing shy of a nightmare.
Want a new firearm? You can pay for it and pass the background check in a day but you have to wait 10 days to physically obtain the weapon. Looking at a new pistol? Better make sure it has a safety on it, otherwise it isn’t “California legal.”

California Assemblywoman Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) recently introduced AB 2229, which would allow law-abiding citizens with a concealed carry permit, a valid certificate of eligibility or those who already own a registered firearm to pick up their newly purchased gun without having to wait the customary 10 days. Currently, the only time a firearm does not have to go through the 10-day waiting period is if the firearm is being transferred from one family member to another, like when my dad transferred a pistol to me.

Damon Thueson shows a holster at a gun concealed carry permit class put on by ‘USA Firearms Training’ on December 19, 2015. (George Frey/Getty Images)

And yes, even the private sale of a firearm requires a 10-day waiting period. As it is, most private sales have to be completed at …Read the Rest

Source:: The Blaze

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