To whom ever can help. Hi there I am trying to find (huge shortages at the moment) a solid hand gun for myself and for my wife. We are both first time buyers in CA where buying a gun is a bureaucratic mess. Has anyone recently bought their first hand gun in CA and do you have any tips on making this process run smoothly. I'm having trouble finding a place to take my FS test who doesn't require me to buy a gun from them.

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To whom ever can help.  Hi there I am trying to find (huge shortages at the moment) a solid hand gun for myself and for my wife.  We are both first time buyers in CA where buying a gun is a bureaucratic mess.  Has anyone recently bought their first hand gun in CA and do you have any tips on making this process run smoothly.  I'm having trouble finding a place to take my FS test who doesn't require me to buy a gun from them.

Trin K. · Answer

Hi,
I am not from CA and there are only a handful of regular community members here who are from CA. So I probably won't have the best answer for you. What I recommend you to do however is to go to Reddit and ask this question while providing the name of the city you are close to. r/CAguns is a great place to start with an extremely knowledgable and active community. I live in IL and I often get by IL gun law through reddit...you will be surprised how many people are in the same position as you. As for Buds, when you are ready to make a purchase, go to (https://www.budsgunshop.com/search.php/type/Handguns/exclusive/ca) for list of CA Compliant handgun. I'm not sure experience with handgun you are but don't go buy small gun unless you intend to conceal carry. Small gun recoil a lot compare to large gun of a same caliber. It's hard to recommend CA compliant handgun that is good bc the best out there are often not CA Compliant (ex. S&W Shield EZ). I would say Glock 19 is your best bet (Gl

James G. · Answer

Ben, the firearm I recommend for use by both you and your wife as a first handgun is the CZ-75 Compact 9mm  CA approved and can be found here:  --   https://gun.deals/search/apachesolr_search/806703011943

Michael W. · Answer

Ben, My advice is take your classes locally and get your handguns there. You will have a relationship developed for a FFL transfer on future purchases of ammo and firearms. You will have a home gun shop then. And may get some good local advice. Here is the link to the 4800+ CA compliant firearms BUDs list-------------https://www.budsgunshop.com/search.php/type/Firearms/exclusive/ca

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