help with step father to step son firearm transfer

[Rck'n'ROll]

My step father wants to give me a handgun. I am way over the age of 21 and have a California hand gun safety permit. Is there any kind of paper work that I or my step father have to fill out to make this legal? I am thinking it is legal for him just to give me the handgun without any paper work. Anybody out there know for sure?

[mymonkeyman]

Fill out form, $19 bux, send to DOJ.

http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/forms/pdf/oplaw.pdf

Also make sure you have the latest version of the HSC.

Also make sure he is your real legal adoptive father.

[Rck'n'ROll]

Fill out form, $19 bux, send to DOJ.

http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/forms/pdf/oplaw.pdf

Also make sure you have the latest version of the HSC.

Also make sure he is your real legal adoptive father.

Thanks for the quick reply and link. I have a new question for you. My step father is not my adopted father, I lived with him and my mother from when I was 7 years old until I was 21 and joined Corps. Does this mean I have to fill out another form or will the same linked form work, since he never adopted me?

[mymonkeyman]

Thanks for the quick reply and link. I have a new question for you. My step father is not my adopted father, I lived with him and my mother from when I was 7 years old until I was 21 and joined Corps. Does this mean I have to fill out another form or will the same linked form work, since he never adopted me?

I don't think you will be able to do it then. He needs to be your legal father. I don't know if it is legal for him to intra to your mother (if they are still married) and then for your mother to intra to you. It would certainly be suspicious if you submitted the forms in quick succession (and your mom would need an HSC).

The other (better) alternative is to do an adult adoption. Yes you can do that, my girlfriend had it done with her stepfather. Just get a lawyer who does some family law work. It's mainly just some paperwork and a short court appearance and then the judge whisks his wand and he's your legal father. Also, there may be some advantages other than the gun transfer for an adult adoption (i.e. inheritance, medical care / authorization if both your parents get injured, etc.).

[lobonegro]

Why not just do a PPT thru a FFL, and not do any of the adoption thing?

[Rck'n'ROll]

Why not just do a PPT thru a FFL, and not do any of the adoption thing?

Oh yea

[hitman13]

IFT from step dad to your mom
IFT from mom to you


semper fi

[saxman]

IFT from step dad to your mom
IFT from mom to you


semper fi

Would cost $38($63 if his mom is without HSC), versus $35 to just transfer the thing.

[bruss01]

3 paths here:

stepfather to stepson as a PPT via FFL

OR:

Mom gets HSC, stepdad to mom via IFT, Mom to son via IFT

OR:

Stepfather performs legal adult adoption of stepson, then transfers gun to stepson via IFT


But NO he can not just hand it over without any legalities involved. The above assumes all parties reside in CA.

[hitman13]

Would cost $38($63 if his mom is without HSC), versus $35 to just transfer the thing.

no 10 day wait IIRC