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Question about California Hand Gun Laws...
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related question,
my sister recently moved to California from Florida but left her firearms here as she was not sure which guns would be legal there. since then she has determined that they are all legal except her AK. can she just pick up the firearms that are ok for California and take them to her new address?
my sister recently moved to California from Florida but left her firearms here as she was not sure which guns would be legal there. since then she has determined that they are all legal except her AK. can she just pick up the firearms that are ok for California and take them to her new address?
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Yes, thats exactly what I did. I drove from Pensacola to San Diego and as long as she complies with all the laws of each state she drives through, she should be fine. Coincedently, the Florida CC permit is good in every single state along I-10 except California. Once she gets to California she just needs to make sure the guns are in her trunk and unloaded.
Yes, thats exactly what I did. I drove from Pensacola to San Diego and as long as she complies with all the laws of each state she drives through, she should be fine. Coincedently, the Florida CC permit is good in every single state along I-10 except California. Once she gets to California she just needs to make sure the guns are in her trunk and unloaded.
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can she just pick up the firearms that are ok for California and take them to her new address?
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Yes, thats exactly what I did. I drove from Pensacola to San Diego and as long as she complies with all the laws of each state she drives through, she should be fine
She doesn't have to know anything about any of the state laws she is driving through or comply with them if she transports her firearms in accordance with 18 USC 926A, until she gets to her desitination, California, and she is just traveling and not sightseeing.
Correct me if I am wrong, but the P99c is the gun in question and is on the DOJ list. All concerns regarding family lineage etc are irrelevant in this transaction because it is a DOJ safe gun. Therefore the normal FFL proceedure will be OK. How the money transaction occurs is up to the OP/brother/BIL.
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Well i'd say thats semi correct LT. If you were to travel through NJ with hollowpoint ammunition and are found to possess them you can and will be fined/charged for possession. Plus I was partially referencing if she has a CC and plands on carrying out to CA
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Well i'd say thats semi correct LT. If you were to travel through NJ with hollowpoint ammunition and are found to possess them you can and will be fined/charged for possession. Plus I was partially referencing if she has a CC and plands on carrying out to CA
It is not illegal in New Jersey to possess hollow point ammunition. It is illegal in New Jersey to carry a gun loaded with hollow point ammunition. If she were transporting firearms in accordance with 18 USC 926A, she would not be even in violation of New Jersey state law, and even if she were, they could not prosecute her if everything was in accordance to 18 USC 926A.
The gun in question is this exact one. Im hoping its on the approved list. http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/...angId=-1&parent_category_rn=43803&isFirearm=Y
So to sum things up I cannot be gifted a hand gun by my sister because of the law (only parent to children transfers). This means my sisters husband will have to mail the gun to an approved dealer where i can pick it up and pay the dealer their transfer fee.
Now here is another question. Do i have to make payment, or show that i paid him when i go to pick it up? I mean my brother wants to buy it(and might already have), so i dont know if that complicates things.
So to sum things up I cannot be gifted a hand gun by my sister because of the law (only parent to children transfers). This means my sisters husband will have to mail the gun to an approved dealer where i can pick it up and pay the dealer their transfer fee.
Now here is another question. Do i have to make payment, or show that i paid him when i go to pick it up? I mean my brother wants to buy it(and might already have), so i dont know if that complicates things.
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No proof of your payment to your sisters husband will be required. The absolute easiest way for you to do the transfer would be for you to contact an FFL that you want to use. Show them the exact gun you want to receive. Tell them who it is coming from. Do not say anything about you paying for the gun or someone else paying for it or anything like that. Just tell them your sister or your sisters husband is transferring a gun to you.
The FFL will then tell you if they will accept the gun for transfer and if they want another FFL to send it to them or if shipment directly from the private party is acceptable to them. Then your sister's husband either ships the gun to the CA FFL or takes it to an FFL in his state for them to mail it. He will have a hard time finding another FFL to send it to one in CA because the sending FFL must obtain a form from the CA DOJ for the shipment, whereas a private party shipment does not require that form.
The FFL will then tell you if they will accept the gun for transfer and if they want another FFL to send it to them or if shipment directly from the private party is acceptable to them. Then your sister's husband either ships the gun to the CA FFL or takes it to an FFL in his state for them to mail it. He will have a hard time finding another FFL to send it to one in CA because the sending FFL must obtain a form from the CA DOJ for the shipment, whereas a private party shipment does not require that form.
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Charger, i'd shop around for an FFL in this area (I assume you're in San Diego) some only charge 30-40 for a transfer fee, while others charge well north of that.
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A few notes about Hi-caps.
It is not legal to sell, lend, loan, borrow, make a hi-cap, import after 2001*
It is legal to buy**, own (does not matter what date or model, can even be marked LEO only), find one laying in the street, repair a hicap with hi-cap parts.
IT is legal to replace all the parts in a hi-cap mag with hi-cap parts. Does not need to be the same martial, plastic vs metal body.
You CAN increase a hi-cap to a higher cap. Example 12 rd mag to a 100 rd mag. As far as the law cares you owed one hi-cap and you still own one hi-cap.
You do not need any proof about when you bought, given, inherited your hi-cap
*not 100% sure on the start date, i just know that its in effect!
** There are two thoughts on this, the law does not say it is illegal which means its legal. But this is not something to test in court.
Calguns.net has a nice thread with a question and answer on what you are trying to do let me find the link
http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=81127
Good luck!
It is not legal to sell, lend, loan, borrow, make a hi-cap, import after 2001*
It is legal to buy**, own (does not matter what date or model, can even be marked LEO only), find one laying in the street, repair a hicap with hi-cap parts.
IT is legal to replace all the parts in a hi-cap mag with hi-cap parts. Does not need to be the same martial, plastic vs metal body.
You CAN increase a hi-cap to a higher cap. Example 12 rd mag to a 100 rd mag. As far as the law cares you owed one hi-cap and you still own one hi-cap.
You do not need any proof about when you bought, given, inherited your hi-cap
*not 100% sure on the start date, i just know that its in effect!
** There are two thoughts on this, the law does not say it is illegal which means its legal. But this is not something to test in court.
Calguns.net has a nice thread with a question and answer on what you are trying to do let me find the link
http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=81127
Good luck!
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I was sent to work in california from texas by my former employer .When I got lay off ,I become a california resident and have a local job .So my dad have my handgun in texas for 10 years now..how do I get it back to CA?I just pass my hand gun safety cert.
I was sent to work in california from texas by my former employer .When I got lay off ,I become a california resident and have a local job .So my dad have my handgun in texas for 10 years now..how do I get it back to CA?I just pass my hand gun safety cert.
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When did you become a CA resident? Recently or 10 years ago?vanhexus said:I was sent to work in california from texas by my former employer .When I got lay off ,I become a california resident and have a local job .So my dad have my handgun in texas for 10 years now..how do I get it back to CA?I just pass my hand gun safety cert.
If it was recently, send in a New Resident Handgun Ownership Report with applicable fees to CA DOJ BOF. Technically, you have 60 days to send in the form, but there is no penalty for sending it in after 60 days.
You can not bring in any handgun that is considered an assault weapon in CA.
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