Does 03FFL/CoE entitle holder to skip FFL for local purchase?

[Gryff]

If I have my 03FFL and CoE, am I still required to meet a person at an FFL to buy ammunition from them?

Am I subject to the 500-round purchase limit?

[AlmostHeaven]

I am not aware of a 500-round ammunition purchase limit in California.

A restriction applies to ammunition sales, not purchases.

[CartridgeCalls]

You are exempt from FFL transfer for FTF ppt but not at a store.

You are limited to 500 rounds to sell not purchase.

[sbo80]

It's true that 500 rounds is the limit for selling, not buying. Though, if you're buying from a person directly, while you aren't limited, they are, so indirectly there is a 500 round buying limit that way, unless your seller is willing to break the law. I'm not sure you'd be subject to any penalty, but it's possible if caught the ammo could be taken as evidence of a crime (theirs, not yours).

[Quiet]

Does 03FFL/CoE entitle holder to skip FFL for local purchase?

If I have my 03FFL and CoE, am I still required to meet a person at an FFL to buy ammunition from them?

Am I subject to the 500-round purchase limit?

A buyer with a valid C&R 03-FFL and valid COE can legally acquire ammunition from a non-vendor/dealer without the transfer needing to be done through a CA DOJ licensed ammunition vendor or CA FFL dealer. [PC 30312(c)(6)]

The non-vendor/dealer is legally limited to selling a maximum of 500 rounds within a 30 day period. [PC 30342(a)]




Penal Code 30312
(a)(1) Commencing January 1, 2018, the sale of ammunition by any party shall be conducted by or processed through a licensed ammunition vendor.
(2) When neither party to an ammunition sale is a licensed ammunition vendor, the seller shall deliver the ammunition to a vendor to process the transaction. The ammunition vendor shall promptly and properly deliver the ammunition to the purchaser, if the sale is not prohibited, as if the ammunition were the vendor?s own merchandise. If the ammunition vendor cannot legally deliver the ammunition to the purchaser, the vendor shall forthwith return the ammunition to the seller. The ammunition vendor may charge the purchaser an administrative fee to process the transaction, in an amount to be set by the Department of Justice, in addition to any applicable fees that may be charged pursuant to the provisions of this title.
(b) Commencing January 1, 2018, the sale, delivery, or transfer of ownership of ammunition by any party may only occur in a face-to-face transaction with the seller, deliverer, or transferor, provided, however, that ammunition may be purchased or acquired over the Internet or through other means of remote ordering if a licensed ammunition vendor initially receives the ammunition and processes the transaction in compliance with this section and Article 3 (commencing with Section 30342) of Chapter 1 of Division 10 of Title 4 of this part.
(c) Subdivisions (a) and (b) shall not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of ammunition to any of the following:
(6) A person who is licensed as a collector of firearms pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto, whose licensed premises are within this state, and who has a current certificate of eligibility issued by the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 26710.

Penal Code 30342
(a) Commencing January 1, 2018, a valid ammunition vendor license shall be required for any person, firm, corporation, or other business enterprise to sell more than 500 rounds of ammunition in any 30-day period.