Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Butte County. Chico is the largest city in Butte County, built around Bidwell Park and California State University, Chico at the head of the Sacramento Valley. Paradise and Magalia sit on the ridge above town, and Oroville and the Feather River are to the south.
Pick an FFL dealer near you that accepts shipped transfers and name it at checkout. We confirm their license and ship the firearm to them. Ammunition, optics and parts ship straight to your door where California law allows.
To buy any firearm in California you need a valid California ID and a Firearm Safety Certificate, and for a handgun you also perform a safe handling demonstration at the counter. The dealer enters the sale into the Dealer's Record of Sale system, the Department of Justice runs the eligibility check, and the firearm is released only after a 10-day waiting period. Handguns sold by a dealer must be a make and model on the DOJ Roster of Certified Handguns. Dealers may not sell any firearm to a person under 21, with narrow exemptions for long guns. Private sales also go through a licensed dealer.
Dealers in these communities all work for Chico-area buyers:
California has been a shall-issue state since Senate Bill 2 took effect on January 1, 2024. The Butte County Sheriff issues carry licenses to county residents, and a city police chief may issue inside their own city. You must be at least 21, pass a background check and an interview, and complete at least 16 hours of approved training, with 8 hours of refresher training before each renewal. Licenses run two years and list up to three handguns. Senate Bill 2 also added a long list of places where licensed carry is barred, and federal courts have narrowed parts of that list, so check the current rules before you carry.
California sells deer tags by lettered zone rather than by county. For 2026 the Fish and Game Commission approved an A zone general season of August 8 to September 20, B zones of September 19 to October 25 for most of the group, C zones opening September 19 with closing dates from October 4 to October 25, and the D-3, D-4 and D-5 foothill zones from September 26 to November 1. Rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders and handguns are all legal for deer inside the zone rules, but every round used on game in California must be nonlead. Check your Butte zone boundary on the CDFW map before you buy a tag.
Butte County runs from rice ground into the D-3 foothill tag zone, where the 2026 general deer season ran September 26 to November 1. The Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex and the Upper Butte Basin and Oroville wildlife areas carry the waterfowl hunting.
Bidwell Park runs almost eleven miles up Big Chico Creek, and the rice ground and the Sacramento River channel west of town are prime Pacific Flyway country.
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Yes. Order here, name a licensed FFL dealer in Paradise, Durham, Oroville, Chico or anywhere in Butte County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.
California has no permit to purchase, but you do need a valid Firearm Safety Certificate and California ID before the dealer near Chico can start the sale. A handgun also has to be a model on the Department of Justice roster.
Ten days. The dealer submits the Dealer's Record of Sale, the Department of Justice runs the eligibility check, and the firearm cannot be released before ten 24-hour periods have passed, even when the check clears early.
The Butte County Sheriff, and in many cities the police chief as well. Since Senate Bill 2 took effect in January 2024 the license is shall-issue for qualified applicants, with at least 16 hours of training and a two-year term.
We ship every firearm to a licensed California dealer near Chico that you choose at checkout. The dealer confirms roster status where it applies, runs the background check and releases the gun after the 10-day wait.
No. Ammunition bought for a California address has to be delivered through a licensed California ammunition vendor, who runs a state eligibility check before handing it over. Optics, cases and most parts still ship to your door.
A 12- or 20-gauge pump or semi-auto plugged to three shells, loaded with nontoxic shot. You need a hunting license, the California duck validation, HIP certification and a federal duck stamp, plus an area permit on most public ground.
Each dealer sets its own fee, commonly $20 to $75. Call before you order to confirm the price and that they accept firearms shipped from an online store.
General information, not legal advice. Rules current as of September 2026. See our California gun law overview and check with Butte County Sheriff or a local attorney about your own situation.