Sell My Gun in California Legally, From Home
California has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, but selling your gun doesn't have to be difficult. We'll make you a real offer and handle the transfer on our end, and you're paid the same day your gun arrives. No dealer counter, no meeting a buyer and no 10-day wait on your end.
We've bought 1,516 guns from California sellers over the past 12 months.
Licensed FFL · Free shipping · Same-day payment
Three Steps, No Driving
Redding to San Diego, same process everywhere.
1. Tell us what you have
Make, model, condition and a few photos.
2. Get a real number back
Not a range. A specific offer built on real sale prices.
3. Ship free, get paid
Prepaid insured label. Paid the same day your gun arrives.
How It Works in California
No Dealer Counter, No Parking Lot
In California, selling a gun to another person means you both show up at a licensed California dealer, the buyer pays the fees, and then everyone waits 10 days. Selling to us skips all of that. Describe your gun online and we'll make you a real offer. If you take it, a prepaid shipping label lands in your inbox.
You Get a Real Offer, Not a Lowball
Every offer is built on what your specific gun sells for right now: make, model, condition and demand. We also sell to buyers nationwide, including in states where a gun that's hard to sell in California is still in demand.
Offers for California sellers usually land in under 2 hours.
Federally Licensed Dealer
California law has a specific exception for selling to a federally licensed dealer outside the state. We're a federally licensed dealer with SOT status, and we handle the transfer on our end. If something you own has special California rules, like a registered assault weapon or a magazine over 10 rounds, we'll tell you before you ship.
No Freeway Required
A private sale means meeting your buyer at a dealer during business hours, and the buyer comes back 10 days later to pick the gun up. With us, you describe the gun online, take the offer if it works for you, and ship from home. FedEx can even pick it up at your door.
Recent California Purchases
Guns We've Bought From California
Here's some of what we've been buying across California lately.
Glock 17
9mm pistol, like-new condition.
Remington 1100
20-gauge semi-auto shotgun, good condition.
Remington 700
.308 bolt-action rifle, good condition.
Winchester 94
.30-30 lever-action rifle, good condition.
Ruger GP100
.357 Magnum revolver, good condition.
Find Your Situation
However You Got Here, We Can Help
Just Selling One Gun?
In California your options are a local shop, consignment, or a private sale that still runs through a dealer with a 10-day wait. Or you sell to us. Real offer, free shipping, paid the same day your gun arrives.
Got Ammo, Optics, or a Whole Package?
We take the whole lot: firearms, ammo, optics, accessories, even the original boxes. Send it all, get one offer, done. (Magazines over 10 rounds are the exception. Ask us first.)
Need It Sold Fast?
Comparing California consignment with a cash offer? When speed and certainty matter most, take our cash offer: one set number, a prepaid label, and you're paid the same day your gun arrives. You decide whether to take it.
Actually Prefer Consignment?
If you'd rather we sell your guns for you and go after the highest price, we do that too. We handle the listing, the photos, the buyers and the compliance, and we sell to buyers nationwide.
Sitting On a Collection?
A big collection is hard to move in California. One offer covers the whole collection, so you skip a separate DROS transfer, fee and 10-day wait for every gun. See how we buy entire gun collections.
Leaving California?
Plenty of people sell before a move out of state rather than sort out which guns, magazines and parts can legally come with them. Sell to us before the movers show up and you're done.
Military Family? Got PCS Orders?
From Camp Pendleton and Naval Base San Diego to Twentynine Palms, Fort Irwin, Edwards, Vandenberg, Travis and Beale, California has a lot of service members on the move. If you have orders and need to sell before a move, we'll make you a real offer, and you're paid the same day your gun arrives.
Inherited Guns or Settling an Estate?
You might be a spouse, an adult child, an executor or an attorney with a firearm estate in California on your desk. California has its own reporting rules when guns pass by inheritance, and some guns can't stay in the state at all. We walk you through it, appraise everything and handle the transfer on our end. Learn more about selling an inherited collection or estate.
Attorney, Estate Planner, or Dealer?
If firearms land on your desk regularly, from estate settlements to a store closing or extra inventory, we're a licensed partner you can send clients to. Full paperwork and clean records.
What We Buy
What Kinds of Guns Do You Buy?
If it's firearms-related, we want to hear about it. Being a licensed FFL with SOT status means we can legally buy items a lot of local shops can't. California has extra rules on some items, so we'll confirm before you ship.
Handguns, Rifles & Shotguns
NFA Items
Antiques & Collectibles
Black Powder & Muzzleloaders
Ammo & Accessories
Not Sure What You Have?
Send us photos and we'll tell you. Appraisal is free and there's no obligation to sell.
Get a free appraisal →NFA items (suppressors, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, machine guns) need ATF approval before they change hands, so they don't ship on our standard label. Call us first and we'll walk you through our process.
Straight Talk
How Our Offer Compares to a Private Sale in California
If getting the highest price matters more than timing, consignment may suit you better, and we offer it: we list your gun and wait for the right buyer. A private sale looks like the other route to top dollar, but in California it means finding a buyer, meeting at a dealer where the buyer pays the DROS and transfer fees, and waiting 10 days for pickup, and some buyers back out in that window. Add that a private seller has no track record and can't take a card, and a private sale often nets about the same as our offer, or less. Take our cash offer when speed and certainty matter most.
The Short Version
Why California Sellers Pick Us
Real people answer 7 a.m. to midnight ET, 365 days a year, weekends and holidays included, and a California seller typically has a number from us in under 2 hours.
Paid the Same Day
Paid the same day your gun arrives. Instant transfer, direct deposit or check. Your call.
Free Insured Shipping
From anywhere in California. Prepaid FedEx label, packing help, door pickup if you want it.
No Fees, No Surprises
No DROS fee, no transfer fee. If your description is accurate, the offer you accept is what you get.
Real Appraisers
Our team has over 100 years of combined firearms experience, from vets to certified appraisers.
Fully Legal
Licensed FFL with SOT status, buying in all 50 states.
We Actually Answer
Real people, 7 a.m. to midnight ET, 365 days a year. Call or text (904) 977-5477, or email support@cashforarms.com.
Shipping
Free Shipping From Anywhere in California
You don't have to leave home to sell to us. We send a prepaid, insured label. Your gun ships to our licensed headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida, where an adult signs for it on delivery. Rough shipping times from around California:
Coverage
Cities We Buy Guns In Across California
Whether you're in Oakland or Oxnard, you get the same offer process and the same prepaid label. There's no store to drive to.
Los Angeles County
Orange County
Inland Empire
San Diego County
Ventura County
Sacramento
California Rules
What the Law Says When You Sell a Gun in California
California requires almost every gun sale between two private people to go through a licensed California dealer. That's true for handguns and long guns. Both people show up in person, the dealer runs the buyer through a California DOJ background check (called DROS), and the buyer waits 10 days before taking the gun home. There's no permit you need just to sell, but every dealer transfer is recorded with the state.
There are a few exceptions. One lets you sell to a federally licensed dealer located outside California, as long as federal law is followed. That's the route you use when you sell to us. Some family transfers are also exempt, but they come with their own reporting forms.
California also limits what can be sold. Dealers can only sell new handguns that are on the state's handgun roster. Since July 1, 2026, dealers also can't sell new pistols with a design that's easy to convert to full auto, which includes current Glock models. That law doesn't make it illegal to own one. Assault weapons are banned, registered ones can only be transferred in narrow ways, and selling or giving away magazines that hold more than 10 rounds is generally illegal.
When you sell to us, the sale is documented on our end. There's no buyer to vet and no 10-day wait for you. If you have a registered assault weapon, large-capacity magazines or anything else you're not sure about, tell us first. We'll tell you what we can legally take before anything ships.
Private Sales
Must go through a California dealer, both parties in person, for handguns and long guns.
Selling to Us
State law exempts sales to a licensed dealer outside California.
10-Day Wait
Applies to buyers picking up from a California dealer, not to you when you ship to us.
Handgun Roster
Limits which new handguns dealers can sell. New convertible pistol limits, including Glocks, began July 1, 2026.
Assault Weapons
Banned. Registered ones have narrow transfer options. Ask before you ship.
Magazines Over 10 Rounds
Generally illegal to sell or give away in California. Don't ship them without asking.
This is a plain-English overview as of October 2026, not legal advice. For a legal question about your situation, talk to a California attorney. For questions about selling to us, call or text us.
Reviews
What California Sellers Say
“… I live in the most anti gun state in the country(California). … They gave me the fairest quote of all the online outfits, and even came up a couple of bucks when I counter offered. The whole process couldn't have been easier! …”
Jeff C.
Redondo Beach, CA
“Made selling and shipping process easy. Recommended!”
Byron K.
San Francisco, CA
“Super easy process with clear instructions. Will definitely use again. Thanks CFA!”
Charlie T.
Carlsbad, CA
Frequently Asked Questions
What California sellers ask before they ship us a firearm.
Skip the dealer counter. Tell us what you have and we'll make you a real offer. If you take it, we email a prepaid, insured shipping label, and your gun ships from home to our licensed headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida. You're paid the same day it arrives, with no dealer visit and no 10-day wait on your end.
Private sales between two people do. California law has a specific exception for selling to a federally licensed dealer outside the state (Penal Code 27895). We're a federally licensed dealer based in Florida, so that exception covers selling to us.
Not for you. California's 10-day wait applies to buyers picking up a gun from a California dealer. When you sell to us, you get paid the same day your gun arrives.
Yes, it's legal to own the Glock you already have. Since July 1, 2026, California dealers can't sell new Glock-style pistols to the public, which has more people asking about selling. Send us the model and we'll tell you how we can buy it.
Ask us first and don't ship them until we confirm. Registered assault weapons can only be transferred in narrow ways, and selling or giving away magazines over 10 rounds is generally illegal in California. We'll tell you what we can legally take.
Yes. California has reporting rules when guns pass by inheritance, and some guns, like registered assault weapons, can't simply stay with an heir. We work with spouses, executors and attorneys all the time. Here's how selling a gun collection or estate works.
From most of California your gun reaches our Jacksonville HQ in about 4 to 5 business days. The label is prepaid and insured.
It depends on what you want. A private sale through a dealer looks like it pays more, but between the dealer visit, the buyer's transfer fees, the 10-day wait and buyers who back out, it often nets about the same as our offer, or less. A local shop pays on the spot at its price, and consignment, which we offer too, can bring the highest price if you can wait for a buyer. We're the right fit if you want a real offer, a legal sale and to be paid without leaving home.
Nationwide
Sell Your Gun in All 50 States
Moving out of California, or helping family somewhere else? We buy guns everywhere in the country.
On Record
A Licensed Dealer, Not a Marketplace
Cash for Arms is a Federal Firearms Licensee with SOT status, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. When you take our offer, we buy your gun ourselves. We don't list it and wait for a stranger to bid. Every gun you sell us ships on a prepaid insured label straight to our licensed HQ, where an adult signs for it and it's checked before you're paid.
Questions before you ship? Call or text (904) 977-5477 or email support@cashforarms.com. Real people answer 7 a.m. to midnight ET, 365 days a year.
BBB Accredited
Ready to Sell Your Gun for Cash?
Tell us what you have. We'll make you a real offer, you ship free from anywhere in California, and you're paid the same day your gun arrives.