is it stolen ????

[novass]

ok a friend of mine bought 2 russian sks rifles from two different people he said they are 1951 and 1953 i think.he didnt do paper work and i told him that was ok because they are c&r guns.but he is worried about not knowing if they are stolen not that he has a resin just dont wont to get in trouble.is there anyway to find out if they are?should he even worry about it?

[morrcarr67]

Does he not trust the people he bought from?

If that's the case maybe he should reconsider who he buys guns from.

OK, I'm done being a smart*$$. He can call his local PD and ask them to run the numbers. They will probably want him to bring them in first, if they are stolen he will have to surrender them.

[707electrician]

Does your friend have an 03ffl?

[novass]

no he doesnt have a 03ffl he did it ftf ppt

[seanbo]

He should probably just surrender them to me.

[novass]

another friend got him all freaked out told him he was going to go to jail for shooting his unregistered rifle

[Lucky Scott]

It's FUD. No need to register the rifles.

[707electrician]

Someone correct me if I am wrong but I believe unless those rifles were transferred through an ffl, or your buddy has an 03ffl collectors of curios and relics license they were transferred illegally

[whytea]

Someone correct me if I am wrong but I believe unless those rifles were transferred through an ffl, or your buddy has an 03ffl collectors of curios and relics license they were transferred illegally

Correcting you.

If they are over 50 years old and a rifle, they are C&R, and can be transferred FTF between private parties within the state of CA, providing that the purchaser can legally own said rifles.

[novass]

ca. doj website frquently asked questions number 14 antique firearms and qurio and relic exempt from ffl transfer. sorry i dont know how to give a link to it

[darkest2000]

If he's that worried or paranoid, do the transfer through an FFL next time.

[morrcarr67]

And , last I checked but both 1951 & 1953 are more than 50 years ago.

Sorry, I guess I wasn't done being a smart*$$

[Cokebottle]

Someone correct me if I am wrong but I believe unless those rifles were transferred through an ffl, or your buddy has an 03ffl collectors of curios and relics license they were transferred illegally

Primary advantages that an 03FFL has in California:

Ability to have long guns shipped to his door from out of state.
Ability to personally buy C&R guns (long and hand) out of state and bring them home.
Dealer discounts!

Other than those, a non-licensed individual can do anything an 03 can do. C&R transfers of long guns between California residents are cash and carry.

[707electrician]

Correcting you.

If they are over 50 years old and a rifle, they are C&R, and can be transferred FTF between private parties within the state of CA, providing that the purchaser can legally own said rifles.

ca. doj website frquently asked questions number 14 antique firearms and qurio and relic exempt from ffl transfer. sorry i dont know how to give a link to it

Primary advantages that an 03FFL has in California:

Ability to have long guns shipped to his door from out of state.
Ability to personally buy C&R guns (long and hand) out of state and bring them home.
Dealer discounts!

Other than those, a non-licensed individual can do anything an 03 can do. C&R transfers of long guns between California residents are cash and carry.

Thanks

[mdouglas1980]

Ah but it gets more complicated since a rifle or handgun can be C&R but not 50 years old. CA law says that a long gun that is 50 years or older does not require DROS.

A 50+ year old rifle in CA is Cash and Carry in CA; you should be specific for Face to Face transfers since the nomenclature C&R tends to be used improperly instead of Cash and Carry.

C&R does not always mean Cash and Carry.