US GUN TRADERS SHOW August 2009

US GUN TRADERS SHOW August 2009 In Memory of PFC Steven J. Walberg who was killed in Baghdad Iraq by sniper fire the only US soldier to die on April 15, 2007. www.chicogunclub.org All firearms sales, transfers or loans, including private transactions and sales at gun shows, must go through a California licensed firearms dealer. An application for sale or transfer must be made with a licensed California gun dealer before any firearm may be sold or transferred. This application contains a description of the buyer or transferee and of the firearm. The purchaser must present the dealer with a valid California Drivers License or a California Identification Card and supply their right thumbprint. The purchaser of a handgun must also provide additional proof of California residence, other than a document from the Department of Motor Vehicles. The dealer sends a copy of the application to the California Department of Justice and the local police chief or sheriff. The CA DOJ will conduct a background check on each buyer and the fee is $25.00. There is a 10-day waiting period before delivery of any firearm. Dealers must keep a register of all firearm transfers. If a person has voluntarily been screened through the Personal Firearms Eligibility Check, and has been found eligible to purchase and possess firearms, that person must still undergo a background check and a 10-day waiting period when purchasing a handgun.