Quick Question?

[ddcorral2622]

i have to be 21 to buy or own a handgun right?

because i saw another user post that a parent can buy it then transfer it to you?

maybe im just a little gullible

but heres the link

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?p=3760340#post3760340

[ddcorral2622]

helloooooooo?

[Doheny]

helloooooooo?

Dude, you waited only 15 minutes before you reposted. It's dinner time...someone will be along soon to answer your question.

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[ddcorral2622]

sorry! im just kinda excited cuz i told my dad and he said if its legal, he'll do it for me! .. now i just have to wait for someone to give me info.

thanks in advance

[Quiet]

In CA...

Minimum age to purchase a handgun is 21.

Minimum age to own a handgun is 18.

A parent/grandparent can gift a handgun to a child/grandchild who is between the age of 18-20.

It needs to be a gift, if money exchanges hands then it can be construed as a "straw purchase" (illegal transfer).

sorry! im just kinda excited cuz i told my dad and he said if its legal, he'll do it for me! .. now i just have to wait for someone to give me info.

thanks in advance

Tell your dad about penal code 12078(c)(2).

Penal Code 12078
(c)(1) Subdivision (d) of Section 12072 shall not apply to the infrequent transfer of a firearm that is not a handgun by gift, bequest, intestate succession, or other means by one individual to another if both individuals are members of the same immediate family.
(2) Subdivision (d) of Section 12072 shall not apply to the infrequent transfer of a handgun by gift, bequest, intestate succession, or other means by one individual to another if both individuals are members of the same immediate family and all of the following conditions are met:
(A) The person to whom the firearm is transferred shall, within 30 days of taking possession of the firearm, forward by prepaid mail or deliver in person to the Department of Justice, a report that includes information concerning the individual taking possession of the firearm, how title was obtained and from whom, and a description of the firearm in question. The report forms that individuals complete pursuant to this paragraph shall be provided to them by the Department of Justice.
(B) The person taking title to the firearm shall first obtain a basic firearms safety certificate. If taking possession on or after January 1, 2003, the person taking title to the firearm shall first obtain a handgun safety certificate.
(C) The person receiving the firearm is 18 years of age or older.
(3) As used in this subdivision, "immediate family member" means any one of the following relationships:
(A) Parent and child.
(B) Grandparent and grandchild.