Ruger LCP .380

[Bombard]

Originally Posted by El Gato

I wish some lawyer would go after a large agency that issues off-list guns... just to get the agencies on board with our disgust with the law....

It'll happen. And the laws of chance say it will happen at the worst possible moment, in the worst possible way.

[El Gato]

Originally Posted by Bombard

It'll happen. And the laws of chance say it will happen at the worst possible moment, in the worst possible way.

AAAAAHHHH a person who understands the Court system... Such a true statement Bombard!

[Quiet]

Originally Posted by GreatScott

I'm in the market for a .380 to use as a pocket gun when I get my permit. Does anyone know if the new Ruger is going to be sold in CA? The reviews look really good, and they are tiny.

A poster on the sigforum reported that the firing pin on his LCP broke while he was dry firing it.

Apparently, you should not dry fire the LCP unless you are using snap caps otherwise it will damage the firing pin.

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[RM1]

Do you know if it is legal to buy the LCP from a relative in another state if they ship it to a FFL?

Thanks

[AMS MIKE]

Originally Posted by RM1

Do you know if it is legal to buy the LCP from a relative in another state if they ship it to a FFL?

Thanks

if NOT on CA DOJ...cannot purchase pistols from out of state. California residents must purchase an already registered gun from another CA resident

[BonoVox]

Originally Posted by AMS MIKE

if NOT on CA DOJ...cannot purchase pistols from out of state. California residents must purchase an already registered gun from another CA resident

Bingo. If it is not already legally in the state. Then it must be on Cal DOJ approved list.

[Hoser]

The best you can hope for is to find one thats here legally and for sale...most likely from a LEO.

[RM1]

Thank you! Don't you just love California gun laws? I keep thinking I found the gun I wanted to get for CCW, only to find it is not CA approved. Last one
was the new Walther PPS.

Can you recommend (or refer me to another thread) a quality firearm with similar features to the LCP that would be good for carry.

I have my CCW application and I need to choose my carry gun. I wanted to do that before submitting the app.

Thanks again for your help!

[libertarian]

Originally Posted by RM1

Thank you! Don't you just love California gun laws? I keep thinking I found the gun I wanted to get for CCW, only to find it is not CA approved. Last one
was the new Walther PPS.

Can you recommend (or refer me to another thread) a quality firearm with similar features to the LCP that would be good for carry.

I have my CCW application and I need to choose my carry gun. I wanted to do that before submitting the app.

Thanks again for your help!

Give the Kahr PM9 a try; it's not much larger than the LCP and it's quite manageable. 9mm is a better caliber than 380 any day.

PS: Don't wait to submit your app. It's super easy to add guns later, so as long as you have one to put on your permit, get the ball rolling.

[stunned_gunner]

Originally Posted by libertarian

Give the Kahr PM9 a try; it's not much larger than the LCP and it's quite manageable. 9mm is a better caliber than 380 any day.

PS: Don't wait to submit your app. It's super easy to add guns later, so as long as you have one to put on your permit, get the ball rolling.

I'll second the Kahr PM9. About a year ago I was 3 days into a DROS on a NAA Guardian .380 when I got the call, "Ugh, you're not law enforcement by any chance are you?"

"No."

"Well, we can't sell you the NAA Guardian. It came off the list and we didn't realize it when we sold it to you . . ."

The Kahr PM9 was my consolation purchase and it's been reliable and accurate. It wasn't what I wanted but in many ways was much better than what I wanted. I'm still burned about the Guardian though but short of a PPT or moving there's not much I can do about it. Such is life in California . . .

[Bombard]

No personal knowlege of the PM9, but I have the PM40 now as my primary carry. VERY happy with it. I only wish I had the night sights and the blackened slide, but I may get that done someday.

[BonoVox]

I have a PM9 with night sites. Love it.

Make sure you use the slide stop lever and don't sling shot slide. "read manual"

Also give it 200 rounds of break in.

[X-ffdo]

Those things are selling like crazy in Florida.

[Lee F. Smith]

Originally Posted by El Gato

I agree the law shouldn't exempt some and disallow others...
Having said that, I can only deal with what is... not what I want it to be..

RE:unsafe firearms... the law said it is "not unsafe" if it is on the list... that is how agencies can buy off list guns... they aren't unsafe...they just have not been certified as not-unsafe..... I wish some lawyer would go after a large agency that issues off-list guns... just to get the agencies on board with our disgust with the law....

It is just like your HSC card, it's about money. If you don't pay, you can't play. In the real world they call it extortion, in their world they like to call it a testing fee..

[BonoVox]

Originally Posted by Lee F. Smith

It is just like your HSC card, it's about money. If you don't pay, you can't play. In the real world they call it extortion, in their world they like to call it a testing fee..

I hear ya. But remember they also want certain features on the HGs too. Like mag disconnect and loaded chamber indicator. That is keeping as many HGs out of the state as the testing fee/procedure.