Generally not to your door. For most buyers, an online ammunition order is delivered to a licensed California vendor for face-to-face pickup, where an eligibility check runs before you can take it with you. Penal Code section 30312(c) lists exceptions, for example, certain licensed collectors who hold a current certificate of eligibility.
Sources
- The full detail: Buying ammunition in California
- Pen. Code § 30312 (retrieved 2026-10-04)
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