Modified CA Waiting Period Laws and Name Change

[IOwnTheWorld1994]

So it has come to my knowledge that after purchasing a gun, starting in February of 2015, you'll no longer be required to have the 10 day waiting period to buy a gun. So I bought a 12 gauge shotgun in December 2013 before it was required to go to the DOJ for registration and I've also changed my name. So how do I update the information on my gun to show my current name that way if the unforeseen happens and they run my gun, it won't look as if I stole it or have someone else's gun? As far as the waiting period, how does that workout since I changed my name. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Jim K]

I am not familiar with CA law, but I don't think you have to register a shotgun. If you didn't have to register the gun when your bought it, and you don't have to register it now, I can't see that your name has any relevance. The only place your [old] name would be on record in connection with the gun is at the store where you bought the gun. BATFE or the police could trace your gun from the dealer's records, but the only reason for that would be if your gun turns up at a crime scene or is taken from a felon, neither of which is likely since you have it. (I assume that if it were stolen, you would report it.)

Jim

 

[Midwest]

" How CA Laws Apply to/Affect Me "

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/forumdisplay.php?f=349
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[Librarian]

Since Silvester v Harris (the suit that addresses waiting periods for people who already own a gun) is being appealed, your concerns are a bit premature.

One of the first passes at the eligibility check is through the DMV license database, where DL number and SSAN probably will be checked; those do not usually change when a name changes. And a name change is often filed with DMV in order to get a new Driver License, so even that might be found.

 

[Jim K]

I don't see anything in that info about a shotgun. So, is a shotgun registered in CA at the time of purchase? If so, does the OP need to notify the state of his/her name change? How is that done? Is there a standard form or will a letter do?

Jim

 

[Librarian]

Long guns were not registered until 1 Jan 2014, so the OP's purchase in 2013 would not likely show up in a check of AFS (Automated Firearms System).

Easiest solution is buy another gun now!

 

[Librarian]

An amendment: I looked for the actual appeal, and cannot find it. My earlier statement that the case had already been appealed was wrong, apparently; mea culpa.

According to 9th Circuit rules, 30 days is the expected filing-of-an-appeal limit; that would be September 25.

 

[IOwnTheWorld1994]

Long guns were not registered until 1 Jan 2014, so the OP's purchase in 2013 would not likely show up in a check of AFS (Automated Firearms System).

Easiest solution is buy another gun now!

I would buy a long gun if I weren't so broke but I made a vow to refuse to purchase any more long guns in California until we get relief. I'd get the VEPR but apparently I have to get a bullet button even though it's featureless and doesn't a pistol grip, flash hider, flashbang, muzzle break, threaded barrel, retractable butt-stock or vertical grip. At least from Atlantic Firearms that is.

 

[rromeo]

If you're talking about a VEPR 12, then it isn't featureless without a Bullet Button. A detachable magazine is a feature that makes a semiautomatic shotgun into an assault weapon.