Check this out.
Anybody living in California feels my pain.
If it's not on the "list" you can't buy new.
Exceptions are: If someone happens to move here from
another state and wants to sell a hand gun that is not
on the list, they can do a face to face transfer only.
An FFL holder cannot even sell inside this state, they must
be exported.
http://certguns.doj.ca.gov/
Just thinking about it makes me sweat blood!
Fred