About California Gun Services
A Gun Company For Those Who Are Not “Gun People”
We Help Families Deal With Unwanted Firearms Safely and Legally.
California Gun Services helps individuals and families understand what to do with firearms they no longer want, cannot keep, or have become responsible for. Most people we work with are not “gun people.” They are families, executors, fiduciaries, and individuals seeking answers, clarity, and a responsible path forward.
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Licensed & Insured
CGS is a federally licensed firearms dealer, listed on California's Centralized List, and licensed to do business in Orange. We also carry general liability insurance.
Serving Orange County Since 2018
Based in the City of Orange, we've helped local families, individuals, and estate representatives with unwanted firearms since 2018.
Convenient In-Home Services
We come to your home to assess, collect, and remove unwanted firearms, so you don't have to transport unfamiliar guns yourself.
Guidance for Families & Estates
Whether you've inherited firearms or are managing an estate, we help you understand your options and decide what to do next.
FFL # 9–33–059–01–7F–10594 License Name: California Gun Services, Inc. · Type 01 Dealer in Firearms Other Than Destructive Devices
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People who never expected to need them.
Many people who contact us are dealing with firearms for the first time after the loss of a loved one, during probate, or while helping a family member transition into assisted living.
Because firearms often stay in families for generations, many of the situations we handle begin when someone is left with guns they know little about. Most of the people we work with never expected to own firearms. Some have inherited a gun collection after the loss of a family member. Others simply want help safely removing firearms they no longer want in the home.
We Come to You
In our experience, firearms left behind in a home are often loaded. Please do not try to handle, move, or unload unfamiliar firearms yourself. A trained CGS firearms safety professional will come to you for safe pickup and removal.
Request HelpWHEN FIREARMS BECOME YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
Common Situations We Help Families Through
Every family’s situation is different. Whether you need to understand what a collection is worth, transfer firearms to family members, remove unwanted guns from a home, or simply figure out what to do next, we help you understand your options and move forward safely. Below are some of the most common situations we help families and individuals throughout Southern California work through.
Inherited Gun Collections
Families who inherit firearms usually need answers about registration, value, and liquidation options. CGS helps identify what you have and explains your options to keep, transfer, sell, appraise, or remove the guns.
Firearms Left Untouched at Home
After a spouse or parent passes away, firearms and ammunition may sit untouched for years. CGS can come to you, safely remove them, and provide documentation showing the firearms were transferred out of your possession.
Estate Firearm Liquidation
Estate firearms may need inventory, appraisal, sale, transfer, or disposal before the estate can be resolved. CGS helps document what is there and explains the safest path forward.
Memory Care & Firearm Planning
When dementia, memory care, or assisted living makes firearms unsafe to keep at home, CGS helps families plan safe removal and practical options for retiring the guns responsibly.
Firearm Collection Appraisals
Some collections include valuable, historic, antique, or collectible firearms. CGS helps families understand what the collection may be worth before deciding what to keep, sell, transfer, or remove.
Unwanted Guns in the Home
A new baby, marriage, move, or change in household safety needs can make firearms feel unwanted. CGS can come to you, safely remove firearms and ammunition, and explain your options for transfer, sale, appraisal, or disposal.
Safe Guns in Safe Places for Safe Families
If there are kids in the home, possibly loaded guns, or firearms no one feels comfortable handling, CGS can help you take the next step safely and professionally.
Helping Families Safely Remove Firearms and Ammunition
California Gun Services helps families safely remove, sell, or dispose of inherited or unwanted firearms and ammunition.
Rather than requiring residents to transport firearms themselves or navigate complex California firearm laws, CGS provides professional on-site services at the resident’s home.
We bring professional firearm services directly to you, including:
- In-home consultations
- On-site pickup & removal of firearms and ammunition
- Professional mobile firearm services
Who We Are
Expert Guidance for Unfamiliar Guns
California Gun Services, Inc. ("CGS") is a federally licensed firearms dealer and professional firearms services company based in Orange, California. Since 2018, CGS has helped people across Orange County and throughout Southern California safely and legally remove unwanted firearms and ammunition from their homes through professional mobile firearm pickup, removal, and disposition services.
While we are an FFL, we are not a traditional gun company. Most people we work with are not firearm owners, collectors, or enthusiasts. Instead, we help families and individuals who have become responsible for firearms they do not want to keep and are unsure what to do next. We come to you, unload firearms if needed, and take care of paperwork so that guns are legally removed from your name.
- Safe pickup and removal — we come to you so you don’t transport firearms.
- Certified firearms appraisals so you understand the value.
- On‑site documentation of legal transfers and clear chain‑of‑custody records.
- Options to sell, consign, or responsibly dispose of firearms.
Meet the Owner
Jeff McCabe
Founder & Owner, California Gun Services
Born and raised in Orange County, Jeff McCabe founded California Gun Services in 2018. He helps local families and individuals who need a safe, practical way to deal with unwanted or inherited firearms.
Many of Jeff's clients are unfamiliar with guns. They may be settling a loved one's estate, helping an aging parent, or clearing out a family home. Jeff helps them understand their options for firearm removal, selling, and appraisals.
Jeff also specializes in appraising estate firearm collections. He regularly works with executors, trustees, and professional fiduciaries who need help valuing and managing firearms held in estates and trusts.
“I believe that we as Americans have a great privilege to be able to own a firearm, but with that comes an even greater responsibility ... to protect ourselves, our neighbors and most importantly, our children from all possible dangers associated with firearms.”
Magazine Advertisement
California Gun Services in South County Magazine
When a loved one leaves firearms behind, CGS helps families figure out the next steps.
In its July 2026 issue, South County Magazine published an article written by Jody Robinson about how California Gun Services helps families manage inherited, unwanted, and unfamiliar firearms.
South County Magazine July 2026 By Jody Robinson
Read the ArticleCommunity Involvement
Alzheimer's Orange County (AlzOC)
Jeff McCabe volunteers as an educator with Alzheimer's Orange County, helping families and caregivers understand firearm-related safety concerns when a loved one experiences memory loss or dementia. He discusses practical options for securing or removing firearms from the home.
- In January 2024, Jeff presented "Help! My Friend Has Dementia and a Gun", an educational webinar hosted by Alzheimer's Orange County.
Our Credentials
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Federal Firearms License
CGS holds an ATF Federal Firearms License, No. 9-33-059-01-7F-10594. -
Certified Firearms Appraiser
Our firearm appraisers Jeff and Scott are both certified by the American Gunsmithing Institute (AGI). Jeff is certified by the American Gunsmithing Institute (AGI), certificate No. 1150487. -
Firearm Safety Instructor
Jeff draws on his firearm safety training when assisting families with unfamiliar or unwanted firearms.
Professional Affiliations
Professional Fiduciary Association of California (PFAC)
CGS owner Jeff McCabe is a PFAC Affiliate Member. Through conference participation and educational contributions, Jeff shares his knowledge of firearm safety and the challenges fiduciaries may encounter when managing firearms in estates and trusts.
- 2026 Conference Exhibitor: California Gun Services exhibited at PFAC's 31st Annual Educational Conference in Sacramento.
- Featured Newsletter Article: Jeff contributed "Firearms in Estate Administration: Risk Management and Compliance for California Fiduciaries" to PFAC's Winter 2026 quarterly newsletter.
- Firearm Safety Education: In May 2026, Jeff assisted with PFAC's pre-conference firearm safety training and administered Firearm Safety Certificate tests to more than 30 attendees.
