intrafamilial transfer question

[TBX]

So my brother owns a Browning BDA .380 that he bought back in 1994. BDAs were discontinued in 97' I believe. My brother moved to Alaska last year and left it here with me. The gun was registered here and has never left the state. His son (my newphew) resides here in California and wants to do an intra-familial transfer to his name.

My question is DOES IT NEED to go through a FFL even though the gun was bought here and never left the state? I know that no FFL is required if both are residents of California. My brother is now officially a resident of Alaska so I wonder if it will be a problem?

Thanks for the help.

[Jubba]

If it's still in your brothers name, just hand it to your nephew and have him fill out and send in http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/forms/pdf/oplaw.pdf +$19.

[TBX]

thanks jubba.. that's what i thought too. everything should be fine since it's still registered in california

[SpectreCF]

Since his question is answered maybe someone can answer mine. My dad is coming in from Utah to visit. He has an offlist handgun he wants to give me. Can he bring it and we do a face to transfer or does he have to ship it to an ffl?

[Librarian]

That just sounds peculiar. It should work that way, but I don't think it does.

The intrafamilial transfer, in this case father to son, works without the FFL only if both parties are residents of CA.

The brother is now a resident of AK.

The geographic location of the gun just does not matter; Feds are concerned with the states of residence of the parties to the transfer.

I realize it seems entirely nonsensical, but I think this transfer actually needs the FFL.

[Librarian]

Since his question is answered maybe someone can answer mine. My dad is coming in from Utah to visit. He has an offlist handgun he wants to give me. Can he bring it and we do a face to transfer or does he have to ship it to an ffl?

He can bring it to a CA FFL and do an interstate transfer there.

He can NOT give it to you and then you file the intrafamilial transfer form.

See also the Calguns Foundation Wiki articles on

Intrafamilial transfer - http://wiki.calgunsfoundation.org/in...Family_Members

Interstate transfer - http://wiki.calgunsfoundation.org/in...rms_Interstate

[TBX]

That just sounds peculiar. It should work that way, but I don't think it does.

The intrafamilial transfer, in this case father to son, works without the FFL only if both parties are residents of CA.

The brother is now a resident of AK.

The geographic location of the gun just does not matter; Feds are concerned with the states of residence of the parties to the transfer.

I realize it seems entirely nonsensical, but I think this transfer actually needs the FFL.

thanks librarian..

also, is it the feds that will follow up on my brother's AK residency? or is it CA DOJ?

thanks again

[Quiet]

also, is it the feds that will follow up on my brother's AK residency? or is it CA DOJ?

The Feds.