Help with confusing info

[glock17_1986]

Hey guys,

I could use your help. My wife's grandfather recently was given a 22 pistol from his mother. It belonged to his stepfather who passed away. He wants to give it to one of my sister in-laws boyfriend. What does he have to do? Some one at a lgs told him he can just ppt to him and another said he needed a HSC to do it. Help me sort this out for him because they dont know about this stuff.

Thanks guys

[RoundEye]

The DOJ really doesn't "care" who the pistol is registered to if at all, just that it is not stolen. They just figure that getting it into the system is better than nothing, so he can just PPT it to the other party at an FFL. Only the receiving party needs to have an HSC.

[SMR510]

PPT it to the sister inlaws cousins dogs boyfriend. The party buying the gun will need his HSC, the seller does not.

The buyer will also need ID and proof of residency (there are lots of forms, most common is car registration). Different FFL's will accept different forms and some want both addresses to match, best to ask them before going in. PPT's are limited by law to be $35.

[Librarian]

There need be no money exchanged - it can be a true gift - but the transfer does need to go through an FFL, as the previous posters have noted.

[glock17_1986]

Thanks guys thats what I was thinking. I will inform them. Again thank you for your time and knowledge, I can always count on you guys to help me understand.

[surreptitious]

My bro-n-law is almost in the same boat. His grandfather-n-law gifted him a .22 pistol.

He needs to go to an FFL with the old man to transfer it to his name? If he doesnt do that is he breaking a law?

[RoundEye]

My bro-n-law is almost in the same boat. His grandfather-n-law gifted him a .22 pistol.

He needs to go to an FFL with the old man to transfer it to his name? If he doesnt do that is he breaking a law?

Inter-familial transfers can be up and down (father => son), but I am not 100% sure if they can skip a generation so I am sure someone will chime in. If it doesn't matter, just an oplaw form and fee is all that is required. If he doesn't already have one, he'll need an HSC card.

[Librarian]

Inter-familial transfers can be up and down (father => son), but I am not 100% sure if they can skip a generation so I am sure someone will chime in. If it doesn't matter, just an oplaw form and fee is all that is required. If he doesn't already have one, he'll need an HSC card.

GrandFATHER works, but grand FATHER_IN_LAW does not - could have GFIL give it to granddaughter (BIL's wife), whose grandFATHER he is, and all will be well - presuming both live in CA, the OPLAW form is the answer.

Or, PPT at an FFL if wife doesn't want to be involved; costs an extra $16 and the 10-day wait, though.