In CA there is a list of guns approved for purchase to the public they call the roster. In order to be on the roster gun manufacturers have to pass lots of test, pay lots of money, and were required to do some kind of laser bullet engraving tech that doesnt exists lol. Most manufacturers didn't want to do this so our choice or guns are limited to very old models or basic versions. Police officers and certain people are exempt and can purchase off roster guns. That's who I bought mine from. I believe the roster expires jan next year though so who knows what will happen. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk