The Waiting Is The Hardest Part.
I hate waiting. Mind you I am a very patient person and I love anticipation but I am talking about waiting. Waiting is being denied something for no good reason. Let me explain. On December 28th I purchased a handgun. A sweet new CA legal (I'll save that for another day.) Wilson CQB. This was a birthday present for myself. My 40th birthday was January 17th. I did the paperwork at my local dealer on that same day and it arrived at the dealer that following Tuesday January 3rd. I picked it up on January 7th. You see I had to wait 10 days because the state of CA does their own background check in addition to the Federal check done by the NICS. Now, I am used to the 10 day bullshit. I have several firearms. Some would say a shit load and others would say "That's all ya got." I also have a Class 3 Federal Firearms license That allows me to collect Curio and Relic Firearms and obtain them through interstate commerce. With a few additional CA restrictions. (I'll save that for later too.)
On the 6th I decided to buy another handgun that I came across that was a limited edition and had to be acted on without haste. When I picked up the CQB on the 7th I paid for it in full. It arrived at my local dealer on the 10th. I did the paperwork on the 28th and on February 8th I get to pick it up. Yes paid for on the 7th of January, pick-up on February 8th. You see in CA you not only have to wait 10 days but you can only buy one new handgun a month. Bullshit. Now, get this. I can buy as many used handguns a month as I want. Well, consigned Handguns. The used market is pretty much null and void due to the safety drop test.(Again, more on this later.) I can see no logic in this WAITING! These laws are without any logic what so ever. They are designed to do nothing but annoy and irritate gun buyers. First they raise fees, make you buy a CA Approved Gun Lock, and now they make you wait.
I am now compelled to buy a new handgun every 30 days. Buy and do paperwork, pick-up ten days later, wait 20 days and repeat. Maybe I'll throw in a couple of consigned guns with the new one every now and then. This will annoy someone more than the waiting annoys me.
What really sucks is that there are criminals on the street buying without any background check or waiting period. And they can buy as many as the want when ever they want.
On the 6th I decided to buy another handgun that I came across that was a limited edition and had to be acted on without haste. When I picked up the CQB on the 7th I paid for it in full. It arrived at my local dealer on the 10th. I did the paperwork on the 28th and on February 8th I get to pick it up. Yes paid for on the 7th of January, pick-up on February 8th. You see in CA you not only have to wait 10 days but you can only buy one new handgun a month. Bullshit. Now, get this. I can buy as many used handguns a month as I want. Well, consigned Handguns. The used market is pretty much null and void due to the safety drop test.(Again, more on this later.) I can see no logic in this WAITING! These laws are without any logic what so ever. They are designed to do nothing but annoy and irritate gun buyers. First they raise fees, make you buy a CA Approved Gun Lock, and now they make you wait.
I am now compelled to buy a new handgun every 30 days. Buy and do paperwork, pick-up ten days later, wait 20 days and repeat. Maybe I'll throw in a couple of consigned guns with the new one every now and then. This will annoy someone more than the waiting annoys me.
What really sucks is that there are criminals on the street buying without any background check or waiting period. And they can buy as many as the want when ever they want.
posted by Jeffrey Priest | 4:02 PM
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