California Dros: Fill & Download for Free

I just got back from the gun shop I always go to. I was buying ammunition (the first time since the law had passed) in the non-free socialist State of California. Now, I know of many problems different FFL’s have had and people being refused ammo (current address or phone number changed, no “real” I.D. (their drivers license that they’ve had for decades is no longer any good), their passport was not accepted and should have been, simply because of confusion, etc.), so I waited 3 weeks hoping some of the kinks had been worked out.Luckily, I didn’t wait a long time, but it still took nearly 10 minutes and two signatures (I bought two different types of ammo) so two different background check forms. They required a lot of information on the DROS (Dealer Record of Sale of Ammunition), which included: Eligibility Check DROS no., first/middle/last name, telephone no., address, city, state, zip, ID type, ID no., gender, race, eye/hair color, height/weight, date of birth, place of birth, and US citizen (yes or no).As far as the ammo is concerned, they want to know the following: Manufacturer, condition, bullet type (opt), bullet weight (opt), usage type (opt), casing (opt), caliber, quantity, primer type (opt), muzzle velocity (opt), muzzle energy (opt), cost/round (opt). Once that has been completed, both myself and the FFL had to sign the document. No fingerprints were taken, like it was when I purchased each of my two firearms. However, one can easily see that these “optional” categories will soon be required, and probably one or two at a time when California deems it appropriate. And each DROS form has its own unique number that can never be used again.Now tell me, why must I have a background check every time I buy ammo? Why must I have 6 identical forms and thus 6 background checks if I buy 6 different types of ammo? Other than frustrating law-abiding citizens and the dealer, what is the purpose?Obviously, no other State should ever implement this draconian law. It’s unconstitutional and will be defeated in the courts. In the meantime, we are all considered criminals just because we want to buy ammo.

I am from California. We are what is known as a NICS ‘point-of-contact’ state. What does this mean?It means that instead of our FFL’s running an instant background check through e-NICS, or by telephoning Martinsburg, WV for a response and pertinent NTN (NICS Transaction Number) to write on the 4473, we instead use what is known as the ‘DES’, or ‘DROS Entry System.’ What is DROS? It stands for Dealer’s Record of Sale.This system is maintained by the California Department of Justice, Bureau of Firearms. The California Attorney General is mandated by the state Penal Code to maintain this system and act as the state intermediary for NICS.When I input a DROS for a customer, a few things happen:I do not receive an NTN number. I receive a DROS number. This is a ten digit number separated with a hyphen in the middle. I write that number down on the transaction number box. The DROS tells me when I submitted the transaction, down to the exact second, and it tells me two other things.Earliest Delivery DateLatest Delivery DateIn the top right hand corner of the DROS, it will say STATUS: PENDING.It will continue to say PENDING until one of a few things happen:APPROVED - The customer has waited the statutorily mandated ten days and was approved by both the California and Federal governments. The gun may be delivered to the customer. Because California mandates background checks for ammunition purchases, the customer may add ammo to the firearm transaction to save them a dollar. All subsequent ammo transactions cost one dollar.DELAYED - The DOJ/FBI needs additional time to review the purchaser’s information. Federal law and California law allow up to 30 days to provide a response. When we are given an APPROVAL AFTER DELAY response, we still cannot release the firearm. We must wait for the State of California to provide us the NICS Transaction Number. Once we receive that, the gun may go home. Curious about DENIAL AFTER DELAY or UNDETERMINED AFTER DELAY? Read on, the same applies.DENIED - The DOJ/FBI have determined the purchaser is prohibited. In my DROS account, I will often receive an ‘eligibility notice’ which tells me the status or disposition of a submitted DROS even if I am not the one who entered said DROS. If a denial I must print out a copy of the DROS transaction page and the ‘PURCHASER PROHIBITED - DO NOT RELEASE THE FIREARM’ cover page for our packet. The same is true if I receive a delay or undetermined notice.UNDETERMINED - The DOJ/FBI cannot come to a conclusion and leaves the onus of responsibility on the dealer if they decide to release. Most FFL’s, especially the one in which I work, have a policy to NOT release on this response. We cancel the DROS and refund the customer their money minus DROS/cancellation fees. If we release, it has been judged in court the dealer is responsible for whatever that person does with it. We don’t need to be run out of business because the court refuses to hold the criminal to account and blames everyone else.Now, when a purchaser picks up a firearm, I must hit ‘DELIVER GUN’ on the DROS page to report to the state the gun has gone home. If I do not, I have just committed a misdemeanor. If our A&D (our record of acquisition and disposition) and our firearms ledger reflect we have released the gun, but have not through the DROS, we are in hot water and can lose our state and federal licenses. These records are inspectable items for the Bureau of Firearms and the ATF.So, you can see we can’t play games, nor would we, with the ten day waiting period.Now that you understand how the process works and how much WE are regulated, let’s talk about the efficacy of the ten day waiting period.The legislation was passed probably because some idiot went to WAL-MART and took a gun home same day and popped his wife with it 20+ years ago over an argument about the electric bill, and the Democrats just can’t have that happen. So, now, society is guilty and everyone buying a gun is a wife murderer, unless they wait ten days…So, I must ask… Who’s to say if someone is going to kill in the heat of passion, what is ten days? That’s if they go about obtaining a firearm the legal way! Does a person who ransacks your home, are they going to wait ten days after they break into your house to steal your guns?For the crackhead who needs to rob people for money, when he buys a Lorcin L380 from a local gangmember named 8-ball for two bucks, will 8-ball input his information into DROS, charge him the DROS fees, and make sure he waits ten days?NO.Do you see the comedy in this logic? It’s absolutely ridiculous and absurd, and needs to be called out as such. When will gun control advocates get the point that laws do not affect the law breakers, only the law abiding? I wonder about this often.This is one thing I absolutely, one hundred percent blame the Democrats for. This is their making and their fault. They should be ridiculed until the end of time for it. I will never be moderate on gun rights whatsoever. It is a Constitutional right. It shall not be infringed. A right delayed is a right denied.Shall we consider making you wait ten days for protesting for student loan forgiveness?What about waiting ten days for voting for a Democrat, just to give you time to think clearly?No, you don’t like that?Neither do we.

Why don't the majority of US states emulate California's gun "licensing" laws? Quite simply because they don't work. Oh, and for the record, California does not have gun "licensing" - anyone who is not a member of a prohibited class (felons, illegal immigrants, mentally restricted, or court restricted) can buy a firearm in California. They just make it difficult and they register the fact you have one. But if you can pass the DROS/NICS background check you can buy a gun. Legally. What California obsesses over is restricting the rights of its law abiding citizens - control issues if you will. Why? Because they are the only ones who will follow the laws being passed by the Legislature. Oh, and guess what? Law abiding citizens are not California's problem. The problem is criminals. And guess what? They are criminals because they don't care to follow the laws made by the legislature. Not the ones previously made and certainly not any new ones being made. The other states have seen that California's approach doesn't do squat to stop the criminal element and California's latest initiatives to decriminalize crime (ostensibly to reduce the prison population) are actually moving things in the entirely wrong direction.No, California gun control laws are a failure. The rest of the nation can see this even if the gun-control crazy California legislature can not. They have everything here the gun-control crowd can think of (and ask to implement at the federal level all the time) and crime still exists and is getting worse. The police can't keep up - my daughter is an analyst for the L.A. Sheriff Department and they are buried even just trying. Frankly, between the highest taxes in the nation (for which we get to spend more money supporting the homeless, illegals, welfare, and any other area the predominant party thinks it can buy votes) and the infringement on my rights as a citizen I will be leaving California when I retire - there's no way to reasonably afford living here on a fixed income and there's no reason to put up with the intrusive government. How intrusive? Well, how about restricting your use of water to 55 gallons a day? That's coming. How about encouraging you to buy an environmentally clean car and then charging you a large premium on your registration every year? How about requiring you to get a yearly license just to fly the larger model rockets? I could go on - but this place is going downhill fast. And I'm really sorry to see it. I was born here, have lived here for 64 years, but am not staying.