FFL dealers in Palm Desert, CA and what they charge to transfer
4 licensed dealers in Palm Desert, from the ATF August 2026 licensee list. Fees come from buyers who used them and from published chain rates. A licence is not a promise: call ahead, because a dealer is never required to accept a transfer from someone else.
- Licensed dealers
- 4
- Typical transfer
- $75 to $125
- With a confirmed fee
- 1
- Since 2021
- -2
Palm Desert has 4 licensed dealers today against 6 in January 2021, a fall of 2 (33%).
California adds a statutory California DROS fee of $31.19 on top of whatever the dealer charges.
Every licensed dealer in Palm Desert
- Turner's Outdoorsman
38698 El Viento Rd B, Palm Desert 92211 · (760) 200-4867
Builds and transfersBuilds firearmsTurner's OutdoorsmanOn the ATF list since 2021
$75 to $125no fee reported - Cal Shooting Supplies
73900 Dinah Shore Drive Ste 206, Palm Desert 92211 · (760) 275-6261
DealerOn the ATF list for 8 of the last 10 checks
$75 to $125unverified - Coachella Valley Guns & Tackle
77622 Country Club Dr Ste A, Palm Desert 92211 · (760) 565-7608
ManufacturerBuilds firearmsOn the ATF list since 2021
$75 to $125unverified - Guns of Distinction
73-360 Hwy 111 Suite 5 & 6, Palm Desert 92260 · (760) 340-4866
DealerOn the ATF list since 2021
$75 to $125unverified
California transfer rules
Every firearm bought online ships to a dealer, never to your door. See what else California law requires.
FFL transfers in Palm Desert, asked and answered
How much does an FFL transfer cost in Palm Desert?
Most Palm Desert dealers have never published a rate, so there is no honest average yet. Transfers in California typically run $75 to $125, plus the $31.19 California DROS fee. The list above shows every dealer whose fee we do know.
How many gun dealers are there in Palm Desert?
4 licensed dealers hold a current federal firearms licence at an address in Palm Desert, against 6 in January 2021.
Can a gun be shipped to my house in California?
No. A firearm bought online ships to a licensed dealer, who runs the Form 4473 and the background check before handing it over. The transfer fee on this page is what that dealer charges for doing it.
Listings come from the ATF August 2026 Federal Firearms Licensee list and exclude licensees operating from a residence. A licence is not an endorsement and licensees are not required to accept transfers from third parties. Fees are reported by buyers, change without notice, and are not a quote.