yhtomit
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A friend of mine lives in San Francisco, but is visiting her parents in the Deep South right now; she's long wanted a gun, and her father today gave her his Taurus 9mm pistol. She told me she plans to bring it with her home to California; while there are various reasons I think this might be a bad idea (and have told her that, flat out) which I don't care to get into right now, she is determined to do so. I told her that I had a vague understanding that California has restrictive gun laws (I know it's a tough place to get a carry permit, outside the circle of political power), but this page (http://crime.about.com/od/guns/f/gunlaw_ca.htm) makes me think perhaps I was overstating the case.
She assured me that she would be completely sure before she returns to California that she'd be breaking no laws in doing so, but I'm uneasy about it.
- She's not "moving" to California, but rather already lives there; however, the gift to her is genuine -- her father's known for years that she'd like one of her own, and decided to give her his own.
- I understand that California has a list like Maryland does of "approved" handguns; since Taurus is a decent brand with many decades of operation (more than a century, isn't it?), I'd *guess* that any model of Taurus should be on that list, but is there a queryable database run by the state to find out for sure?
So, I'd really appreciate any hints / clues that anyone where, esp. Californians, can provide. If she keeps it in her apartment in San Francisco, is she violating any law? If she drives it to the range for target practice? (See the current thread about what it takes to shoot a gun or even keep one at home in NYC -- sheesh.)
Thanks for any insight --
timothy
She assured me that she would be completely sure before she returns to California that she'd be breaking no laws in doing so, but I'm uneasy about it.
- She's not "moving" to California, but rather already lives there; however, the gift to her is genuine -- her father's known for years that she'd like one of her own, and decided to give her his own.
- I understand that California has a list like Maryland does of "approved" handguns; since Taurus is a decent brand with many decades of operation (more than a century, isn't it?), I'd *guess* that any model of Taurus should be on that list, but is there a queryable database run by the state to find out for sure?
So, I'd really appreciate any hints / clues that anyone where, esp. Californians, can provide. If she keeps it in her apartment in San Francisco, is she violating any law? If she drives it to the range for target practice? (See the current thread about what it takes to shoot a gun or even keep one at home in NYC -- sheesh.)
Thanks for any insight --
timothy