gun registration

[sportsman]

a friend of mine ownes a shotgun that he bought from another friend of ours but did not register it how do i register it if i buy it

[daskraut]

You don't register, you just transfer thru an FFL holder. Only pistols get registered.

[RedDawn]

a friend of mine ownes a shotgun that he bought from another friend of ours but did not register it how do i register it if i buy it

Do you mean your friend bought the shotgun from another friend without doing the transfer at a federal firearms licensed (FFL) holder/vendor?

[sportsman]

Do you mean your friend bought the shotgun from another friend without doing the transfer at a federal firearms licensed (FFL) holder/vendor?

yes he did

[Two Shots]

Do you mean your friend bought the shotgun from another friend without doing the transfer at a federal firearms licensed (FFL) holder/vendor?

Wouldn't this depend on the age of the shotgun?

[FortCourageArmory]

The first question in this transaction is how old is the shotgun? If it is over 50 years old, no paperwork is requied to have been filed. Secondly, if the long gun was less that 50 years old, you were REQUIRED to do a transfer with an 01 FFL. Failing to do so is illegal.

[RedDawn]

Wouldn't this depend on the age of the shotgun?

In the shotgun forums, sportsman ask a question about this Mossberg, but also mentioned it is a bullpup style Mossberg. I don't think Mossberg made the bullpup style shotgun 50+ years ago.

[thenewuser]

You don't register, you just transfer thru an FFL holder. Only pistols get registered.

Im still kind of confused on this part. If it doesnt get registered, then why do it? Do they put the gun in your name?

[FortCourageArmory]

They run the buyer through the system to insure they are eligible to own a gun. Beyond that.....it's the law.

[RedDawn]

Im still kind of confused on this part. If it doesnt get registered, then why do it? Do they put the gun in your name?

You do it because it is the "LAW." In addition, transfering the weapon through a FFL holder allows for a background check before the weapon is released to the new owner.

[thenewuser]

You do it because it is the "LAW." In addition, transfering the weapon through a FFL holder allows for a background check before the weapon is released to the new owner.

Oh yea thats right. So right after i buy a long arm, there is no way for FFL, police, etc to know that i own it?

(sorry to jack the thread)

[RedDawn]

Oh yea thats right. So right after i buy a long arm, there is no way for FFL, police, etc to know that i own it?

(sorry to jack the thread)

The new owner's name will appear in the FFLs ledger book they are required to keep. It's just the firearm is not formally registered into the CA DOJ data base.

[FortCourageArmory]

Since there are NO weapon details transmitted to the DOJ at time of registration....NO they have no way of knowing what you own. It could be anything from a 10/22 to a Barret .416.

[CSACANNONEER]

You don't register, you just transfer thru an FFL holder. Only pistols get registered.

Techincally, only AWs & 50BMGs need to be "registered" in Ca. When handguns are transfered through a FFL, the sale is tracked but it is not called "registration."

[MrKyle]

What is the law for "borrowing" rifles from parents? Would a person get into any trouble for possession of their parents' rifles?

[thenewuser]

What is the law for "borrowing" rifles from parents? Would a person get into any trouble for possession of their parents' rifles?

depends on what your doing probly. I have my "parents" shotgun sitting right next to my bed every night and thats perfectly legal

as far as taking it out i think your ok just carry a signed permission slip just in case