There is a thriving secondary market for "Off roster" guns in CA. In CA you also have to sell used guns through an FFL and they are subject to all laws(background check, Firearm safety cert, 10 day wait) other than the roster. The kicker is that these transactions have to occur between residents in the state face to face. One can't simply buy a used gun on gunbroker. That means prices can be greatly inflated for some rare items. I once saw a guy drive 700 miles round trip TWICE(to start paperwork and 10 days later to pickup) for a used PPK/S.
If you think that is asinine, you would love the single shot exemption(SSE) which was occurring until they closed it in 2015. The Safe handgun roster does not apply to certain handguns. If a handgun was single shot, had a barrel length greater than 6 inches and overall length greater than 10.5 inches it would be exempt. This was meant for pistols such as TC contenders. However, as shown by the used market, the roster does not outline what is legal to own, only what is legal to sell by an FFL. Once you own a firearm, you are free to modify it so long as it does not violate any other laws. Some entrepreneurial FFLs started modifying semi auto pistols to fit into the stated SSE and began selling them. This was simply done by including a magazine modified not to hold any rounds, and installing a long barrel. Once the gun was delivered, the FFL would exchange the blocked mag and long barrel for the factory parts should the individual choose to do so. And everyone chose to do so of course. This started around 2010-2011 time frame and it was a golden era of people being able to get around the roster. Unfortunately that ended a couple years back.
Here is a picture of an LCP modified to meet the SSE.
I tell these stories as a CA refugee so that when someone tries to sell this shit in a capital city near you, you can help prevent it because you can see it for the bag of dicks it is.
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