Easy Way To Check If A Person Is Eligible To Purchase Firearms?

[m1aowner]

Trying to find out if an older coworker of mine can buy. He is 63 I think, and a Vietnam Vet. He's wants to buy a handgun, but is not sure if he can possess one. He told me a couple of years after being back from Vietnam he tried to buy a gun from Traders, and was ineligible to buy after the background check. Mind you, this was 30 plus years ago. He said he spent some confinement time on Treasure Island after getting back. I'm assuming for post traumatic stress disorder or something. It sounds like he was under a mental evaluation. Somehow this made him unable to buy at that time. Anybody heard of something like this? I already know about the PESONAL FIREARMS ELIGIBILITY CHECK APPLICATION form from the DOJ. Just wanted to know if there was an eaiser/faster way to get an answer.

Thanks in advance to all those who reply.

[bonjing]

look on the doj website i think this is the right form:

http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms/forms/pdf/pfecapp.pdf

or

http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms/forms/pdf/pfecapp.pdf

i think this is the right one. you do have to pay though.

[m1aowner]

Thanks, but I already said I know about this.

Originally Posted by bonjing

look on the doj website i think this is the right form:

http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms/forms/pdf/pfecapp.pdf

or

http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms/forms/pdf/pfecapp.pdf

i think this is the right one. you do have to pay though.

[bonjing]

Originally Posted by m1aowner

Thanks, but I already said I know about this.

sorry i'm STUPID. been a long hot freakin day and night 8 more hours to go. love sick co workers. but that may be the only route, unless he just goes out and try to buy the firearm and waits to see what happens.

[m1aowner]

He has an honorable discharge. I know he needs an HSC. Looks like the form might be the less costly route. Restocking fees are steep.

[Mssr. Eleganté]

Originally Posted by m1aowner

He told me a couple of years after being back from Vietnam he tried to buy a gun from Traders, and was ineligible to buy after the background check. Mind you, this was 30 plus years ago.

I'm curious, did California have any kind of background check for firearms purchases way back then? I didn't think they did, but don't know for sure. If there wasn't a background check then it seems like he would have to have been denied for a reason that he gave the FFL on the 4473.

[mikehaas]

Originally Posted by m1aowner

Trying to find out if an older coworker of mine can buy

In CA (only) you can now do a "background check pre-check" thanks to NRA - no gun purchase necessary.

In 2003, NRA passed SB 255 (Ducheny-D), a Landmark "First in the Nation" Background Check Law - (Signed by Governor Gray Davis!). The provisions of SB255 allow persons to request a State and Federal background check to determine their legal status for purchasing firearms without risking the violation of State and Federal laws in the process (no gun purchase involved). Senate Bill 255 was long overdue (mostly because of old forgotten domestic situations popping up as more state computers become connected) and allows a person to comply with State and Federal laws without becoming a victim of inaccurate government records or bureaucracy.

It costs $20, but that is applicable to a later gun purchase within a certain period of time.

Mike

[Kruzr]

In 2003, NRA passed SB 255 (Ducheny-D), a Landmark "First in the Nation" Background Check Law - (Signed by Governor Gray Davis!).

WOW, I didn't even know the NRA could make California Law! In fact, I barely knew they had a presence in Sacramento.

[artherd]

Originally Posted by Kruzr

WOW, I didn't even know the NRA could make California Law! In fact, I barely knew they had a presence in Sacramento.

Actually I belive CA is the only state in which NRA has full time lobbiests in the Capital. NRA spends more money in CA than in any other state in the union.

This is exactly what you want, you may now find out if you can posess a handgun WITHOUT incriminating yourself and comiting a crime of trying to purchase one:
http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms/forms/pdf/pfecapp.pdf

Saving $20 should not even enter into the mind when considering the comission of a felony.

[JPN6336]

Originally Posted by m1aowner

He has an honorable discharge. I know he needs an HSC. Looks like the form might be the less costly route. Restocking fees are steep.

With a DD-214 he doesn't need an HSC