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The California Firearms Application Reporting System, or CFARS, is DOJ's public online application for specified firearm reports. [1] DOJ identifies reporting categories such as firearm ownership, new-resident ownership, operation of law and intrafamilial events, and describes account notifications and supporting attachments. [1] Its ammunition guidance also identifies CFARS as a place where certain eligibility-check information is available. [2] The platform's functions should be distinguished from DES, the system used for submissions by dealers and ammunition vendors. [3]
- 1. California DOJ firearm reporting informationretrieved 2026-10-04
- 2. California DOJ ammunition eligibility questionsretrieved 2026-10-04
- 3. California DOJ completed DROS Entry System rulemakingretrieved 2026-10-04
See also
- operation of lawDraft
Operation of law is a defined category describing certain ways a person receives firearm title or possession through a legal role or event.
- ammunitionDraft
Penal Code section 16150 generally defines ammunition as one or more loaded cartridges containing a primed case, propellant and one or more projectiles, excluding blanks.
- ammunition vendorDraft
An ammunition vendor is the license-based category defined in Penal Code section 16151.
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This entry is one of 153 defined terms in the CalGunHub glossary of California and federal firearm-law vocabulary. The 11 core terms are short plain-English definitions; the extended terms are cited research drafts, labelled as drafts, with their statutory sources listed under each entry. Every definition here is informational only and is not legal advice.
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