Inherit guns

[NOTABIKER]

can my daughter inherit my guns without DROS ? Can i just give them to her now. THANKS If the answer is No can she DROS them when i die or would they be confiscated.
I know this is a fluid question and even if it is Yes that could change fast in CA.

[TruEdge]

http://wiki.calgunsfoundation.org/Transferring_Firearms_Among_Some_Family_Members

[P5Ret]

If there are any RAW's I don't think those can be transferred, I may be wrong though. I thought I had read somewhere that there was a court challenge to not being able to bequeath a RAW to a family member in state.

[Librarian]

And also http://wiki.calgunsfoundation.org/In...and_Interstate

INSIDE CA - you and children both - inheritance and transfer are the same thing for parent -- > child: receiver would file the OPLAW form and fee.

However, inheritance also would require probate, if you have no will, or execution of your will if you have properly planned for winding things up.

As P5ret notes, not legal to transfer any RAWs inside CA, but fine to transfer them out by inheritance.

[six seven tango]

Disclaimer; IANAL, and your attorney may advise you otherwise.

The attorney who set up my gun trust advised me to fill out the OPLAW paper work, sign it but leave it undated. Leave it somewhere that your daughter would be able to access it after your death, fill in the date and submit. You would however, have to keep up on any changes to the law and/or forms, but short of transferring them to her now you'd have to do that anyway.

Also, if, in the future, something that you currently own becomes illegal to transfer (like RAW's did), a gun trust can help avoid that as long as the item is in the trust prior to becoming illegal to transfer.