What kinds of handguns are legal in California?
A. The California legislature in its infinite wisdom has gone to great lengths to protect us from “unsafe” handguns by establishing a handgun safety testing procedure and placing “safe” guns on the Roster of Handguns Certified for Sale. Refer to the Roster of Handguns Certified for Sale before ordering a handgun (especially when purchasing from the internet or from an out-of-state dealer), as we cannot sell and/or transfer you a handgun that is not on the approved list. The list of approved handguns can be found on the CA DOJ website at: http://certguns.doj.ca.gov/ . If the make & model you want does not appear on this list (exactly) it is not allowed for sale/importation into CA. However if a CA resident currently owns a handgun not on the list, you can conduct a PPT (Private Party Transfer) to take possession of the handgun as it is considered a private sale and exempt from the restriction Law Enforcement Officers (LEO) are exempt from having to restrict their handgun purchases to th
