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11-30-2010, 12:48 PM
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Unregistered Handguns?
I was told this morning that having an unregistered handgun (handgun that was not registered to you) can be a felony per 12025(c) PC. The section was very confusing. It directs you to many different sections, and I am getting lost. I didn't know the handguns had to be registered. I thought pre '94 purchase from a private party was okay without registration.
If you are stopped by an LEO, and you tell him you have a handgun. And, it is not registered to you. Or, you are UOC and the LEO checks it, and it was not registered to you. Now what? (I am not looking for an answer that says don't tell anything or stay quiet type of response. I just want to know what the legality is on the subject.) Can anyone shine the light on this subject? 
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11-30-2010, 1:13 PM
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lots of light at the Wiki: http://wiki.calgunsfoundation.org/in...s_registration
12025 is concealed without CCW, and indeed that is correct - so don't carry concealed without CCW. Beyond that, no, handguns need not be registered -- but they ARE registered when going through DROS. It's just that not all handguns have gone through CA DROS.
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11-30-2010, 1:18 PM
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there are many pre 94 pistols in the state and they are legal to own.
if checked by a cop i would guess there is a large chance he will take the gun and leave you with LEGR and DOJ as your only hope to get it back. i had a mossberg 500 taken for safe keeping by LBPD. after my LEGR came back from DOJ LBPD still would not give me back my gun without the original DROS paperwork showing i was the legal owner. lucky for me it was DROSed at turners and they list the make,model, and serial on the paperwork or i would not have been able to get my shotgun back. once they have your gun they will make it very hard to get it back. they want to melt it down and ad it to their stats. i think an unregistered pistol will will be a lost cause unless you get a lawyer or CGF to help you.
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11-30-2010, 1:37 PM
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"Who is the more foolish? The fool, or the fool that follows him?"-Obi Wan Kenobi the question here is not whether the carrying of arms is a good idea—the question is whether carrying arms is constitutionally protected. Objective standards and due process—not Defendants’ philosophy or personal beliefs about the value of this activity—must carry the day-Alan Gura
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11-30-2010, 1:40 PM
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But when that might be so, I do not know.
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[Carol Ann voice]The Legislature is baaa-ack .... [/Carol Ann voice] There is no value at all complaining or analyzing or reading tea leaves to decide what these bills really mean or actually do; any bill with a chance to pass will be bad for gun owners. The details only count after the Governor signs the bills. Not a lawyer, just Some Guy On The Interwebs.
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11-30-2010, 1:47 PM
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Will they tell me when I apply for the CCW that I have to register them? I don't want to get in trouble for not having done it because I didn't know I was supposed to...
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11-30-2010, 2:05 PM
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Topgun,
The Penal Code section that you're referring to makes it a felony to possess a concealed firearm where the firearm is not registered to you. (It's a misdemeanor offense if the firearm is registered to you). It does not provide a felony offense for the simple possession of an unregistered firearm. California does not directly make the possession of an unregistered firearm unlawful. But it's not over yet, please keep reading. When you purchase a handgun, the Dealer Report of Sale (DROS) effectively creates a registration record for you. If you brought handguns in from another state prior to 1998, there is no requirement for you to register them in California, but you become liable to the felony provisions of Penal Code sections 12025 (Carrying Concealed) and 12031 (Carrying Loaded) if you violate these other sections. These would only be misdemeanors if the weapon were registered to you. If you brought handguns into California after January 1 of 1998, then you are (were) required to register them within 60 days or dispose of them per Penal Code section 12072(f). It's a minor distinction. Although you can't be charged with possessing unregistered weapons, but you could find yourself charged with failing to register your weapons.
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11-30-2010, 2:23 PM
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This gives me a headache
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11-30-2010, 2:28 PM
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This applies if you are a new resident here. So coming from AZ with a handgun, you have 60 days to register it.
Handguns Any person who moves into California and who brings any pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person is considered to be a "Personal Handgun Importer" and is required to do one of the following within 60 days: http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/ab991.php
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11-30-2010, 2:37 PM
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[Carol Ann voice]The Legislature is baaa-ack .... [/Carol Ann voice] There is no value at all complaining or analyzing or reading tea leaves to decide what these bills really mean or actually do; any bill with a chance to pass will be bad for gun owners. The details only count after the Governor signs the bills. Not a lawyer, just Some Guy On The Interwebs.
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11-30-2010, 2:40 PM
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"Who is the more foolish? The fool, or the fool that follows him?"-Obi Wan Kenobi the question here is not whether the carrying of arms is a good idea—the question is whether carrying arms is constitutionally protected. Objective standards and due process—not Defendants’ philosophy or personal beliefs about the value of this activity—must carry the day-Alan Gura
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11-30-2010, 2:45 PM
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11-30-2010, 3:00 PM
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If, during the time you reside in, say AZ, you purchase a pistol (not otherwise illegal in CA) and you bring it with you (unloaded in locked container) into CA, do you have to register it pursuant to the "move into CA" requirement considering you will take it with you back to AZ when you live there again???
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11-30-2010, 5:47 PM
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If the pistol had no record in AFS, no dealer sales record, is that a problem just for just a possession?
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11-30-2010, 6:23 PM
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this is why so many people are moving out of california. my new quote is "there's no such thing as ridiculous in California" this is a case-in-point. while i don't agree with the carry laws, if you obey the law, you shouldn't have a problem. don't have a carry permit? don't carry the damn gun. that's about as simple as i can make this mess. believe me, i'd love to be able to carry, but i don't live in an area(or even close to one) that i'd have a snowball's chance in hell of getting a CCW. so i just don't carry. it sucks, but hey, "we have great weather"....
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11-30-2010, 6:40 PM
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If you are not carrying concealed without CCW, registration or lack of it generally has no importance.
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[Carol Ann voice]The Legislature is baaa-ack .... [/Carol Ann voice] There is no value at all complaining or analyzing or reading tea leaves to decide what these bills really mean or actually do; any bill with a chance to pass will be bad for gun owners. The details only count after the Governor signs the bills. Not a lawyer, just Some Guy On The Interwebs.
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11-30-2010, 9:11 PM
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Topgun,
+1 to Libarian's posting above. The thing that got your courtroom guest into trouble was carrying the weapon concealed. The lack of registration just elevated that "faux pas" to a felony. There's no criminal violation for simply possessing an unregistered handgun. It is possible to be charged with a failure to register a handgun upon entry to California. Here's what the LEO would have to show: 1) That the person entered California with the handgun more than 60 days ago (that's an element of the offense) 2) That the person entered California with the handgun less than one year and 60 days ago (that's the statute of limitations) It's certainly possible that a prosecutor could meet that burden of proof, but it's not a simple as showing the possession of an unregistered handgun. Last edited by RickD427; 11-30-2010 at 9:24 PM..
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12-01-2010, 3:40 AM
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If read If a guy I knew passed away and his wife sold me his revolver and I didnt do a ppt and register it in my name . Should I worry about it? Lighten up francis
Last edited by mattt; 12-01-2010 at 3:57 PM..
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12-01-2010, 4:25 AM
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Only if you post on the internet about it.
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Never initiate force against another. That should be the underlying principle of your life. But should someone do violence to you, retaliate without hesitation, without reservation, without quarter, until you are sure that he will never wish to harm - or never be capable of harming - you or yours again. - from THE SECOND BOOK OF KYFHO (Revised Eastern Sect Edition)
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12-01-2010, 6:34 AM
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Help a brother with low comprehension out.
When you apply for a CCW in CA, and you list a handgun that has not been registered to you, but you have owned since the 80's, will that handgun be denied on your CCW until you register it?
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12-01-2010, 7:33 AM
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I am trying to figure out if one of my handguns is registered in CA. I purchased it from a dealer in CA in 1992 and there was a mandatory 10-day wait to take possession, but I don't recall whether it went through a DROS. Were they being recorded and the handguns automatically registered in 1992?
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12-01-2010, 8:26 AM
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These are valuable discussions because they bring up fine points in the law that could have serious repricussions. For instance; I have possession of a couple of my dad's guns, if I were to transport one of those in a non-compliant manor, that little mistake with one of his guns could result in a felony conviction.
Major lesson learned! If you are tempted to ccw without a permit, make certain you only do it with a gun that is registered to you!
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12-01-2010, 8:31 AM
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Shoot, I just thought of another scary scenario. I bought a gun for my wife. It is registered to me. I have told her, if anything happens on a road trip (to the car or if she gets lost) load it up and keep it accessible. I would rather her have to explain it to a cop (who would hopefully be sympathetic) than to something worse happen. But from this thread, I gather that she would be committing a felony rather than a simple misdemeanor.
Is that correct? How do I transfer her gun to her name?
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12-01-2010, 8:42 AM
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12-01-2010, 8:45 AM
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12-01-2010, 8:58 AM
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Wow, stuff like this amazes me. What is a felony in CA in AZ doesn't even get a second look.
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12-01-2010, 9:10 AM
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We live in a weird State
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Considering in Arizona a Face to Face transaction can legally take place in a Parking Lot. I was with my adult son in Oklahoma (on a visit to the grandkids) walk into a GUN SHOP, point to the pistol he wanted, showed his DL, paid in Cash and walked out with it. No registration no record of the gun recorded anywhere. No waiting period, no limit on magazine capacity, no limit on what would be called an Assault Rifle here in California, no worries about threaded barrels or pistol grips-and if a normal person wants to carry concealed all they have to do is APPLY for the permit and it will be issued.!
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12-01-2010, 9:43 AM
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12-01-2010, 9:48 AM
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12-01-2010, 3:52 PM
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The senario I asked about is a what if. Like what happens if I got pulled over with a loaded handgun ect. Every hangun I own is in my name because I would like the option of selling them if I had to.But I was curios of the senario I asked about.
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12-01-2010, 4:24 PM
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Best to avoid that, if possible.
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[Carol Ann voice]The Legislature is baaa-ack .... [/Carol Ann voice] There is no value at all complaining or analyzing or reading tea leaves to decide what these bills really mean or actually do; any bill with a chance to pass will be bad for gun owners. The details only count after the Governor signs the bills. Not a lawyer, just Some Guy On The Interwebs.
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12-01-2010, 4:49 PM
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Sam Gerard
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May the Bridges I burn light the way. Life Is Not About Waiting For The Storm To Pass - Its About Learning To Dance In The Rain. Fewer people are killed with all rifles each year (323 in 2011) than with shotguns (356), hammers and clubs (496), and hands and feet (728).
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12-01-2010, 4:50 PM
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There is no registration
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May the Bridges I burn light the way. Life Is Not About Waiting For The Storm To Pass - Its About Learning To Dance In The Rain. Fewer people are killed with all rifles each year (323 in 2011) than with shotguns (356), hammers and clubs (496), and hands and feet (728).
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12-01-2010, 4:55 PM
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12-01-2010, 7:00 PM
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I love Calguns. Every time I log on I find yet another motivational push to get the hell out of this state. Thanks guys!
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