Cal. Hand gun rules?

[The Bacon Eater]

question answered. Thanks

[MrTuffPaws]

I moved here in 2000 from another state and i wanted to bring some of my guns back with me once i go home in a few weeks, I have a H&R 622 revolver that i have had for a while is this ok to bring back and not register? I have heard that you dont have to register handguns if you owned them before 2000, or if you bring them out of state you dont have to register. I want to sell it here and im not sure what i should do before i do, or if it is legal to do so. Thanks

Any handguns that you bring in state by law have to be registered (within 60 days I think). It does not matter if they are on the approved list or not as long as you owned it while you were a resident of the other state.

[Fjold]

Check with the DOJ but I think that you had 60 days from the day you moved here in 2000, you might have trouble.

[Technical Ted]

I moved here in 2000 from another state and i wanted to bring some of my guns back with me once i go home in a few weeks, I have a H&R 622 revolver that i have had for a while is this ok to bring back and not register? I have heard that you dont have to register handguns if you owned them before 2000, or if you bring them out of state you dont have to register. I want to sell it here and im not sure what i should do before i do, or if it is legal to do so. Thanks

Since they've been in your dad's possession since you moved, wouldn't they technically be his and therefore he can regift them to you.

[The Bacon Eater]

Thanks

[fairfaxjim]

I think you are going to have a tough time convincing them that you are a "new" CA resident 7 years later. Even if you do, you definitely have to register them. About your only recourse would be a family gift of them to you. This would not require a dealer, but again they have to be registered with the DOJ, within 30 days.

This is from the DOJ BOF website:
Firearms Information for New California Residents
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:

Complete and submit a NEW RESIDENT HANDGUN OWNERSHIP REPORT form along with $19.00 to the Department of Justice. A separate report form and $19.00 fee is required for each handgun reported. NEW RESIDENT HANDGUN OWNERSHIP REPORT forms can be obtained from California Department of Motor Vehicles' offices, licensed firearms dealers, local police and sheriff's departments, the California Department of Justice Bureau of Firearms at (916) 263-4887, and from the Online Forms Page at this site.
Sell or transfer the handgun(s) to a California licensed firearms dealer or to another individual using a California licensed firearms dealer to conduct the transaction.
or

Sell or transfer the handgun(s) to a California police or sheriff's department. Persons choosing this option should contact the law enforcement agency for instructions prior to transporting the handgun(s) to the agency.

[The Bacon Eater]

That sucks, im going to leave it there then its not worth it. I could just have my father sell it there then, Thanks guys

[Glock22Fan]

Not a problem.

Someone gave me a couple of handguns that weren't registered (been owned by that person forever, nothing illicit). We put them into my name properly through an FFL. They dealer told us that the DoJ couldn't care less about the past, or where they came from, they just wanted them registered now. He said that they would rather have guns coming into the system without questions than have them stay out because people were scared to register them.

Also, the only real problem with an unregistered gun (unless they can prove that you acquired it since registration became compulsory) is that if you are caught illegally packing an unregistered gun it is a felony, whereas if the gun is registered to you, it is only a misdemeanor.

I've also read that this isn't a problem on other forums; apparently you just send the forms(s) and a check to Sacramento.

On the other hand, IANAL, and this could be wrong. I'd call the DoJ (not from home) and ask them first.