How much will it cost for the “ammunition eligibility check”?
- There are two distinct types of ammo background checks
- The “Standard” ammunition check will cost $1.00 and will apply to persons whose information- including current address- matches an entry in CA DOJ’s “Automated Firearm System” (AFS), and who are not on the DOJ list of “Prohibited Armed Persons.”
- The “Basic” ammunition check will cost $19.00 and will likely be suited for persons who do not have a firearm listed in the AFS system, or those whose current address differs from their address for any gun listed in their name in the AFS system, or those who have undergone a legal name change (due to marriage, divorce or other reasons) that is different than their record(s) in AFS.
- Alternately, a person purchasing a firearm may purchase ammunition at the same time and undergo one background check for the gun and ammunition at no additional cost beyond the firearm background check fees.
