I bought a Smith & Wesson model 41 .22 caliber target pistol the same day I bought a Colt Python .357 magnum revolver. Both were in the People's Republic of California's infamous ten-day waiting period when Colt announced it was backing out of the civilian firearms market, and about three months later, the P.R.C. went to the equally infamous one gun a month plan.
Six months later, I found a pair of High Standard Victors for sale in Ohio. I had to wait ten days to take home the first, then an extra month and ten days to bring home the second.
Not quite a year ago, I found another Colt Python .357 magnum in Nebraska, and promptly sent the dealer a check, only to discover I can no longer "import" it into the People's Republic of California, since it hasn't passed the equally infamous so-called "safety inspection." He's kindly holding it for me until I leave the P.R.C. and return to the United States.
As soon as I've relocated, I'll take possession of my unseen Python and order a Kimber model 1911 in .38 super and a Volquartsen .22 caliber match pistol, and if I can find one, a used Smith & Wesson model 657 in .41 magnum with a four-inch barrel. I haven't bought any guns in a long time!
Sad to say, nearly all my guns are in bank boxes rather than at home: burglary is considered a slightly more serious offense in the People's Republic of California than spitting on the sidewalk.