PPT question on selling when gun was originally bought out of state

[old45guy]

Hey folks,
If you have a gun that was originally purchased out of state would you be able to PPT it in CA now that you have moved and lived here for 10 years?

Any knowledge was be great.

thanks

[Condorguns]

Yes as long as you have California id.

[EatsEverything]

At what point did you have to start registering your guns when you moved here?

[bigbearbear]

Yes, absolutely no problem. I bought my colleague's Colt Lightweight Officer 45acp, he originally purchased in Washington State when he lived there. Did the PPT at Reed's, no issue at all. He just had to bring his Driver's License, so as the seller that's really all you need.

[Librarian]

At what point did you have to start registering your guns when you moved here?

1 Jan 1998 for handguns, 1 Jan 2014 for long guns.

[EatsEverything]

1 Jan 1998 for handguns, 1 Jan 2014 for long guns.

In the OP's situation then, it sounds like he'd be covered if he was selling a long gun, but is there a way to make his handgun legal now if it wasn't registered properly when he moved into the state?

[junior40er]

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[Flintlock Tom]

In the OP's situation then, it sounds like he'd be covered if he was selling a long gun, but is there a way to make his handgun legal now if it wasn't registered properly when he moved into the state?

Not necessary. Unless the gun is stolen no one cares how it got into the state.
Or, if you're concerned you can file a voluntary registration form.

http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/forms/volreg.pdf?

[Mssr. Eleganté]

In the OP's situation then, it sounds like he'd be covered if he was selling a long gun, but is there a way to make his handgun legal now if it wasn't registered properly when he moved into the state?

If it's a handgun then it is already legal. The statute of limitations on the crime of not reporting firearms when you move to California expires 1 year and 60 days after moving the firearms into California. Even if he wants to "make things right" after all of this time he can still just sell the handgun via PPT at a dealer since selling a handgun via PPT at a dealer is one of the options a personal firearms importer has instead of sending in the self registration form.