Private Party Transfer

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for choosing FFL Dealer Sunnyvale for your firearm transfer services. Your safety is our top priority, and we want to ensure a seamless and pleasant experience for you. PREPARE YOUR FIREARM SO THAT IT IS UNLOADED AND IT IS NOT OBSCURING THE SERIAL NUMBER.

To facilitate this, please take note of the following store policies:

  1. Please know that we only transfer maximum of 2 firearms. If you want to transfer again, you’ll have to wait another week to schedule another PPT appointment.
  2. Pricing Regulation: The State of California regulates the fees for Private Party Transfers (PPT). The current charges are $37.19 for the background check fee and $10 for each firearm. There are no storage fees as long as you pick up from 10th to 15th day. To encourage a quicker pick up, I have to charge storage fees for those who are a little less excited to pick up their guns. $5 per day per firearm after the 15th day. $10 per day per firearm after 20th to 30th day. $15 per day per firearm from 30th to until you pick up. 1st day is considered the day of the background check.
  3. Appointment Guidelines:
    • Please be punctual, as the PPT process may take some time.
    • Have all required documents ready on the day of the background check. Check our website (https://ffl-dealer.com/start-here/) for the necessary documentation. *We will not accept ID with PO BOX or UPS addresses. Your must provide secondary proof such as car registration with your current address if your ID does not have your current address (must be from a government agency NOT private company such as PG&E).
    • Ensure all firearms are unloaded and cleared before arriving; do NOT clear the firearm in our store.
    • We only do PPT on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. ALL BACKGROUND CHECK ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
  4. Firearm Inspection:
    • Inspections by the buyer should be conducted before the scheduled appointment.
    • Bring only the firearm, container, its magazine that you want included in the sale; no ammunition should be present in or around the firearm or its case. Please don’t include any ammunition in our store.
    • PPT is time consuming to do. We only receive $10 per firearm (DROS fee is $37.19 and FFL fee is 10 = $47.19 PPT fees). That being stated, we want you to prepare your firearm so that it does not take more time than necessary to process the PPT.
      • Remove anything that is obscuring the serial numbers. You will be charge additional $50 gunsmithing fee if we have to remove any gadget or Velcro, that obscure the serial numbers.
      • Remove any gadget that you don’t want to be included with the firearm. If you want us to remove it or borrow tools from us, it is additional $50 gunsmithing charge.
      • If it’s more complicated than the above, we will have to cancel your appointment and you’ll have to find another FFL to do your transfer.
    • If you have multiple firearms, kindly inform us in advance, as each will require approximately 30 minutes. Again, we only transfer maximum of 2 firearm per week per same person.
  5. Time Allocation:
    • We cannot hurry the process since the ATF and DOJ requires that we do them 100% completed properly.
      • If in a hurry, schedule an appointment when you can allocate sufficient time to avoid rushing the process.
      • Note that arriving 15 minutes or more late will result in the cancellation of your appointment; you can cancel or reschedule one hour before the appointment.
  6. Firearm Safety Devices (FSD):
    • Gun locks, bore locks, and trigger locks are required by law.
    • You can choose between two options: buy a FSD from us $7 or from another store, or alternatively, sign a safety affidavit.
      • We will not accept FSD that came with the used gun.
      • We NOT NOT accept FSD purchased from Amazon. This has been a problem in the past where the client buys the FSD in Amazon and they do not provide the proper receipt. WE DO NOT ACCEPT THEM. We sell them cheaper than Amazon – $7 bucks for this reason so don’t be cheap.
    • If you purchased an FSD from another store, please bring the receipt dated within 30 days if you purchased one; otherwise, one can be purchased from us for $7.
    • If you prefer to sign the RIFLE safe affidavit, please know the make and model of your safe. Please have it ready when you sign the form.
    • If you will be signing the safe affidavit for a handgun safe, please look for it in the approved list from DOJ and print it out and have it ready during your appointment. You will not be allowed to do the search for it during the appointment and we will not do the search for you. Please be ready if not, you’ll pay the $7 FSD device that we sell. Here’s the link to the DOJ website: Search for a Safety Device | State of California – Department of Justice – Office of the Attorney General
  7. Assault Weapons:
    • Research and make sure your firearm is NOT considered an assault weapon.
      • Assault Weapon Identification Guide – Link to Catergory 1 Assault Weapon by Make and Model
      • Semi-Auto Rifles must be “fixed magazine” or “Featureless”. If you’re not familiar with these terms, then research what they mean. Your semi-auto rifle must be compliant. If it’s an AR type, then you have the option to remove the upper and you can just transfer the lower instead to avoid us telling you that it might be an assault weapon.
      • For PPT – YES, we can transfer pistol frames (pistol or AR) or rifle receivers. For AR type pistols (frame or fully built), please have the old DROS available as proof since we will mark it on the DROS as single shot without proof.
    • We do not know all make and model categories listed as assault weapons in California, so do your research beforehand. If we DROS a firearm that happens to be an assault weapon, DOJ might confiscate it. Yes, it means you will not get your rifle back for a long time and possibly spend more money for some lawyer to get you out of trouble. Do your homework and considered yourself warned. ATF will also will want to confiscate any short barrel rifles or shotguns so do not bring any illegal firearm in our store.

PPT service is only available on Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday ONLY.

Please be aware that failure to comply with these guidelines may result in the cancellation of your appointment or other necessary actions. Your understanding and cooperation are highly appreciated.

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE PROPER DOCUMENTS, YOUR APPOINTMENT WILL BE CANCELLED. THERE WILL BE NO RE-SCHEDULING AND YOU’LL HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER FFL DEALER TO USE FOR YOUR TRANFER. NO EXCEPTION.


Please make sure that you and the other party reads our PPT policy.
Email me if you have any questions but please read this page and the link provided above so that you don’t ask the questions that is already answered by simply reading the information given to you. We cannot send you the link unless you have the required information as stated below. This is to assure us that you have read our rules.

Please email us at Info@TacticCAL.com if you want us to send you the link to schedule your appointment.
Required in your email:
1. Include the number of firearms you want to transfer.
2. Acknowledge that you have read these rules above.
3. Please carbon copy the other party when you email us.

We will refuse service to anyone who appears to be under the influence of drugs (this includes alcohol).