I dont think your friend cannot inherit an Tec-9 as it is an Assault Weapon. AWs cannot be transferred, even if someone dies and wants it willed to their children.
People have been arrested for turning in FA weapons they have found, like a grandpa's Thompson found in an attic.
This is all true, plus they can claim to have taken one more off the streets. At the same time they can mention the massive arsenal of (legal) weapons found that being charged made you prohibited from owning. One more gun wacko put away, and society made safer.
Such arrests also show thier budget is being put to great use and accomplishing objectives.
You have an awful lot of trust in your government, and obviously little direct or indirect experience with how the system works. Good intentions matter a lot less than you think in law.your best course of action would be to call 911. Mention that you found a machinegun and I'd wager a LEO would show up pretty quick!
The system is formalities piled on formalities with employees that just follow procedure (orders.)
'Curiousity' I can advise you that continued possession of a Tech 9 you ( or a friend) just came into ownership of in CA is illegal.
It is documented and known to the state of CA as an AW if it was registered and not legal to transfer to someone in the state.
If it was not registered, well then it has been illegal a long time.
Do not send pictures of it to strange people.
A picture with a serial number in it would also have allowed someone to look up who it was registered to, and therefore what son now has possession all in a matter of minutes.
It is also a handgun under federal law.
It would have had to go through proper transfer procedures to have legaly ended up in the possession of someone out of state under federal law, so it cannot just magicly legaly end up otuside of the state in someone else's possession.
How long ago did the dad die? That will add some legal bearing.
The only legal answer is within 90 days.
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