Walther PPS

[tippersteffi1]

Does anyone know if and when the Walther PPS will be approved for purchase in CA?

[Quiet]

Not until the CA DOJ approved list goes away.

Walther PPS = no magazine disconnect and no chamber load indicator = will not get on the CA DOJ approved list.

However, if you can find one for sale in CA, it's legal for you to purchase via PPT (Private Party Transfer).

Like other non-approved handguns, the Walther PPS can legally be imported into CA when...
1. A person moves to CA to be come a resident and brings it with them.
2. A CA LEO buys one.
3. Through an intra-familial gift or inheritance/bequest.
Once it gets into CA, you can legally PPT it.

[tippersteffi1]

Is there a chance that the DOJ list of approved weapons will go away?

[jggonzalez]

I don't see it happening soon. They've used the DOJ list to block sales of quite a few handguns. The NAA Guardian, Ruger LCP, Kahr PM45, Kahr P380, Ruger Montado, and Ruger New Vaquero Bisley are a few of the guns that I would like to buy that aren't on the list. As long as the anti-gunners can use the list to reduce the number of handguns sold in California, it will stay in place.

[tippersteffi1]

I don't see it happening soon. They've used the DOJ list to block sales of quite a few handguns. The NAA Guardian, Ruger LCP, Kahr PM45, Kahr P380, Ruger Montado, and Ruger New Vaquero Bisley are a few of the guns that I would like to buy that aren't on the list. As long as the anti-gunners can use the list to reduce the number of handguns sold in California, it will stay in place.

Some of this does not make any sense. For example, the Beretta bobcat model 21 is not on the list, but the Tomcat .32, which is the exact same gun with a different caliber is on the list. I thought I heard awhile back that manufacturers have to pay for some sort of testing done by CA DOJ. In other words just because a gun is not on the list, does not mean that it will not be certified later, but it just may mean it has not been tested yet. Also, there are guns on the list with expiration dates, which means they need to be either recertified again or they will go away. I think the manufacturers need to pay some sort of fee.

Can anyone shed some light on this...thx.

[tippersteffi1]

This is off the Ruger website

"You can access information on which firearms are available for sale by going to the California Department of Justice link on the Ruger website (http://www.ruger.com/Firearms/N-GovernmentLinks.html). Recently introduced models may not appear on the roster because they have not been tested yet, or the testing is completed but they have yet to appear on the roster. Ruger single action revolvers are exempt from the testing requirements and will not appear on the roster, but are available for sale in California to qualified individuals who meet all federal, state and local requirements."

Maybe the LCP will eventually be available.

[tippersteffi1]

This looks like a very nice little pistol...too bad it is not on the list.

http://www.ruger.com/LCP/Video.html