(Note: I'm not sure whether this belongs here or in General gun discussion. If a moderator feels it necessary, you're free to move it wherever you like.)
I had originally planned on buying a rifle, but a friend made me a deal I just couldn't pass up on his Model 10. (I'm 15, so mentally substitute "I" for "My Mother")
So, since this state requires paperwork for private party transfers
I went down to a shop to meet up with our friend. Computers were down. So we went a few miles to the local indoor range, where the real fun began. For those of you who didn't know this, in California a firearm must be sold with a trigger lock. If you don't buy one from the dealer at the time, you must present a receipt indicating purchase of one within the last 30 days or sign an affadavit stating you own a DOJ-approved safe. Anyways, our friend was going to give us a trigger lock and put it in the case with the gun. No dice, it would seem. We had to buy a lock from them.
Then, they found out my mom wasn't a citizen- so she had to have her greencard and three consecutive utility bills. Luckily, we lived nearby so she ran home, got the necessary papers, and came back. Since she's getting her greencard renewed, there's a stamp on her passport that is supposed to act as one until she receives the new card. Since the guy had never seen this stamp before, he had to check with the other guy and see if this was acceptable.
So the rest of the paperwork proceeded without a hitch, and we were out the door. But what was supposed to take 45 minutes or so at most ended up taking two hours, and costing $38.61. If we had lived in a free state it would take a few seconds (enough for the gun to physically exchange hands) and cost us jack s***. But it's all over and done with, and on August 23rd at or after 4:56 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, I/mom will be a gun owner! Promise to update and post pics.
Alex
I had originally planned on buying a rifle, but a friend made me a deal I just couldn't pass up on his Model 10. (I'm 15, so mentally substitute "I" for "My Mother")
So, since this state requires paperwork for private party transfers
I went down to a shop to meet up with our friend. Computers were down. So we went a few miles to the local indoor range, where the real fun began. For those of you who didn't know this, in California a firearm must be sold with a trigger lock. If you don't buy one from the dealer at the time, you must present a receipt indicating purchase of one within the last 30 days or sign an affadavit stating you own a DOJ-approved safe. Anyways, our friend was going to give us a trigger lock and put it in the case with the gun. No dice, it would seem. We had to buy a lock from them. Then, they found out my mom wasn't a citizen- so she had to have her greencard and three consecutive utility bills. Luckily, we lived nearby so she ran home, got the necessary papers, and came back. Since she's getting her greencard renewed, there's a stamp on her passport that is supposed to act as one until she receives the new card. Since the guy had never seen this stamp before, he had to check with the other guy and see if this was acceptable.
So the rest of the paperwork proceeded without a hitch, and we were out the door. But what was supposed to take 45 minutes or so at most ended up taking two hours, and costing $38.61. If we had lived in a free state it would take a few seconds (enough for the gun to physically exchange hands) and cost us jack s***. But it's all over and done with, and on August 23rd at or after 4:56 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, I/mom will be a gun owner! Promise to update and post pics.
Alex
