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.
Call for Help (714) 639-9608Based in Orange, California
Serving Southern California
Federal Firearms License
CGS is federally licensed by the ATF, listed with the California DOJ, and locally licensed in Orange, CA.
California Firearm Compliance
We help identify firearms, configurations, and magazines that may require special handling under California law.
On-Site Pickup & Removal
We come to you so you do not have to handle or transport unfamiliar firearms or ammunition yourself.
Documented Transfers
At pickup, we process the transfer on-site and provide a record showing the firearm is no longer in your family’s possession.
FFL # 9–33–059–01–4F–07141 License Name: Jeffrey McCabe · 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 HelpCommon 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 work through with care, discretion, and practical guidance.
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
Owner, California Gun Services
My name is Jeff McCabe and I am a local business owner who was born and raised in Orange County.
Over the years, I have gained a reputation with my friends, customers, and at church by helping people with Orange County legal gun disposal, and by advising them on how to stay or become legal and to always be safe with their firearms.
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 not only protect ourselves legally by complying with Federal and State laws, but to protect ourselves, our neighbors and most importantly, our children from all possible dangers associated with firearms.
LOCAL BUSINESS FEATURE
Featured In South County Magazine
“The gun company for those who are not ‘gun people.’”
In a local business feature, South County Magazine recognized CGS owner Jeff McCabe for helping Orange County families safely handle inherited, unwanted, or unfamiliar firearms with on-site consultations, practical guidance, and licensed firearm support.
Community Involvement
Alzheimer’s Association Orange County
Jeff volunteers monthly with Alzheimer’s Association Orange County Chapter’s Memory Care University, helping educate families about available resources for safely addressing firearms that may remain in the home following a dementia diagnosis or cognitive decline. Over the years, Jeff has provided countless families with resources on safe and legal options for removing guns from the home — an important step recommended by experts in order to protect the entire family.
- Watch the Alzheimer’s OC webinar led by Jeff McCabe: “Help! My Friend Has Dementia and a Gun”
Our Credentials
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Federal Firearms License #
Type 01 Dealer — FFL#: 9-33-059-01-4F-07141 registered to Jeffrey McCabe. -
Certified Firearms Appraiser
Jeff is certified by the American Gunsmithing Institute (AGI), certificate No. 1150487. -
Firearm Safety Instructor
Jeff is a certified firearm safety instructor. He uses this knowledge to help families handle unfamiliar guns safely and does not offer public classes.
Professional Affiliations
Professional Fiduciary Association of California (PFAC)
CGS owner, Jeff McCabe, is a PFAC Affiliate Member and a regular exhibitor at their annual conference.
- At PFAC's 2026 Annual Educational Conference, CGS was an exhibitor at Table 219.
- PFAC members can read Jeff McCabe's featured expert article, “Firearms in estate administration: risk management and compliance for California fiduciaries,” in the PFAC quarterly Winter 2026 newsletter.
- In May 2026, Jeff McCabe helped lead PFAC’s pre-conference firearm safety training and administered Firearm Safety Certificate tests for over 30 PFAC members as part of the scheduled program activity during PFAC's 31st Annual Educational Conference.
Appraisal Credentials
California Gun Services appraisals are handled by licensed and certified firearm professionals with experience identifying, researching, documenting, and valuing inherited, antique, historic, and estate gun collections.
Jeff McCabe — AGI Certified Firearms Appraiser
Certification No. 1150487
Certified by the American Gunsmithing Institute
Scott Candish — AGI Certified Firearms Appraiser
Certification No. 1175869
Certified by the American Gunsmithing Institute
