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The California DROS-Dealer's Record of Sale Entry System is the background check system that FFLs use to register purchases or transfers to residents of California.

All completed DROS forms must be retained for three (3) years from the date of sale. Dealers who are also Certified Instructors and have issued Firearms Safety Certificates (FSC)'s must retain FSC documentation for five (5) years. Once the retention period has been met, all documentation can be destroyed.

California has a system known as DROS—Dealer's Record of Sale which functions as a background check form, reporting system, and gun registration system. This system, in various forms, has existed since 1917. California registers all firearms purchases or legally transferred through the DROS purchase/transfer system.

California law requires any prospective firearm purchaser (or other transferee) to submit an application to purchase the firearm (also known as a “Dealer Record of Sale” or “DROS” form) through a licensed dealer to the California Department of Justice (DOJ).

Generally, all firearms purchases and transfers, including private party transactions and sales at gun shows, must be made through a California licensed dealer under the Dealer's Record of Sale (DROS) process. California law imposes a 10-day waiting period before a firearm can be released to a purchaser or transferee.

California law requires any prospective firearm purchaser (or other transferee) to submit an application to purchase the firearm (also known as a “Dealer Record of Sale” or “DROS” form) through a licensed dealer to the California Department of Justice (DOJ).

California has a system known as DROS—Dealer's Record of Sale which functions as a background check form, reporting system, and gun registration system. This system, in various forms, has existed since 1917. California registers all firearms purchases or legally transferred through the DROS purchase/transfer system.

Guns in California are registered when they are sold or transferred through a dealer. There are no registration card or proof of ownership/registration issued. There is no federal gun registration.

The California DROS-Dealer's Record of Sale Entry System is the background check system that FFLs use to register purchases or transfers to residents of California.

All completed DROS forms must be retained for three (3) years from the date of sale. Dealers who are also Certified Instructors and have issued Firearms Safety Certificates (FSC)'s must retain FSC documentation for five (5) years. Once the retention period has been met, all documentation can be destroyed.

California has a system known as DROS—Dealer's Record of Sale which functions as a background check form, reporting system, and gun registration system. This system, in various forms, has existed since 1917. California registers all firearms purchases or legally transferred through the DROS purchase/transfer system.

California law requires any prospective firearm purchaser (or other transferee) to submit an application to purchase the firearm (also known as a “Dealer Record of Sale” or “DROS” form) through a licensed dealer to the California Department of Justice (DOJ).

Generally, all firearms purchases and transfers, including private party transactions and sales at gun shows, must be made through a California licensed dealer under the Dealer's Record of Sale (DROS) process. California law imposes a 10-day waiting period before a firearm can be released to a purchaser or transferee.

California law requires any prospective firearm purchaser (or other transferee) to submit an application to purchase the firearm (also known as a “Dealer Record of Sale” or “DROS” form) through a licensed dealer to the California Department of Justice (DOJ).

California has a system known as DROS—Dealer's Record of Sale which functions as a background check form, reporting system, and gun registration system. This system, in various forms, has existed since 1917. California registers all firearms purchases or legally transferred through the DROS purchase/transfer system.

Guns in California are registered when they are sold or transferred through a dealer. There are no registration card or proof of ownership/registration issued. There is no federal gun registration.