Handgun Registration

[exon111]

If my grandpa gives me an old (early eighties) Sig of his, do I have to register it? Could I run into problems if I don't? Also, can I keep the highcaps?

[Rob454]

If my grandpa gives me an old (early eighties) Sig of his, do I have to register it? Could I run into problems if I don't? Also, can I keep the highcaps?

From what I understand you have to register it in your name if youre gonnna be the legal owner of that gun. I dont think youre gonna run into problems really. Even if you get stopped its gonna come up in your grandps name so unless he calls it in stolen.......... But you should get it registered in your name. if I sold or gave away a gun even to a family member I woudl want it out of my name. I dont know if you can keep the high caps. im assuming no but if they came with the gun when purchased? I dont really know

[exon111]

From what I understand you have to register it in your name if youre gonnna be the legal owner of that gun. I dont think youre gonna run into problems really. Even if you get stopped its gonna come up in your grandps name so unless he calls it in stolen.......... But you should get it registered in your name. if I sold or gave away a gun even to a family member I woudl want it out of my name. I dont know if you can keep the high caps. im assuming no but if they came with the gun when purchased? I dont really know

I doubt it's in anyone's name, he bought it from a SF guy in the eighties in a foreign country.

[mymonkeyman]

As I posted in the original thread:
If you are both living in CA and CA residents, and he is your legal grandfather (his legal son is your legal father), then you need to fill out this form, send it to the CA DOJ with a check for $19.

If he is not in CA or a CA resident, he needs to send the gun to a CA FFL willing to accept handguns from non-FFLs, or get an FFL in his area to send the gun to a CA FFL. Each FFL will want transfer fees + the state's DROS fee, and the CA transfer fees will likely be high and vary greatly dealer to dealer. The CA FFL must process the gun as an exempt transaction. You wait 10 days and pick it up.

In either case you need a CA HSC before taking the gun, and you CANNOT receive from him, import into the state, or have imported into the state any magazine with a capacity of over 10 rounds.

If you don't it's (I believe) a misdemeanor and you could be arrested, convicted, and imprisoned and the gun could be taken and destroyed. Your grandfather could also possibly face charges.