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From: douglas@netcom.com (Douglas Mason)
Newsgroups: rec.guns
Subject: California Gun Laws?  (Help..!)
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Date: 30 Jun 91 15:16:06 GMT
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I just moved to the Bay Area of California (Palo Alto) from Michigan 2 weeks 
ago and due to a fear of bringing a handgun across too many states, I left my 
very loved Italian 92F at home.  (Hurts just to mention it!  :-) )

Now that I am going to be here for awhile, I might go through the trouble (and
expense) to have it shipped out here.  First, a few questions:

What is involved in getting a permit for range-shooting in CA?  What are the
costs involved?  Where would I go for this?  How long does it take?  Is it
just a quick state check or is it a long nation-wide check taking weeks?  I
know CA is extremely strict on guns, so I don't imagine anything being simple
or cheap here.  Any bizarre taxes? 

In Michigan it was simple - go down to the local Sheriff's office with your
driver's license, they check you out to make sure you are a Good Person, 
and give you a purchase permit good for 10 days to buy a gun.  After you
get your gun (no waiting period -- you take it home with you immediately),
you must bring the gun in and have the numbers recorded by the police and
you only have to pay a few dollars (ie: under $5.00).

Are there any inexpensive places to shoot around the Palo Alto area?

Is ANYTHING inexpensive here?  :-)

-DM

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