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  • #1
    .40Cal
    Senior Member
    • Nov 2008
    • 1271

    Ownership Paperwork

    Hi Guys,

    Just wanted to know how you keep (save) your ownership paperwork.

    1. I bought a Sig 226 PTP. I think I had the paperwork, but now sure where it is.
    2. I got a 500 Mossy, from Big5. Not sure where I put the paperwork/receipt.
    3. Got a AR15 from an online dealer (CA Legal model). Had a local FFL do the paperwork, but not sure where I put it.
    4. Have a SKS that I bought 15+ years ago from a Gunshow. Not sure where's the paperwork for that.
    5. A .22 rifle from Sportsmart 15+ years ago (which isn't in business anymore)

    Question is - will I ever need the paperwork, or have to present it to any authorities? If yes, how can I go about getting it?

    Thanks in advance!
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    • #2
      Quiet
      retired Goon
      • Mar 2007
      • 30242
      Originally posted by .40Cal
      Question is - will I ever need the paperwork, or have to present it to any authorities? If yes, how can I go about getting it?
      You may need to show proof of ownership for insurance purposes due to the firearm(s) being stolen or destroyed.

      You may need to show proof of ownership in order to retrieve a stolen or confiscated firearm from law enforcement.


      You can try and ask the CA FFL dealer, who did the transfer for the firearm, for a copy of your transfer paperwork.

      You can submit an Automated Firearms System (AFS) Request for Firearm Records (BOF 053) to CA DOJ BOF, in order to obtain a list of the firearms that are registered to you. You can then use the paperwork they mail you as proof of ownership for the firearms listed on the paperwork.
      However, only registered firearms will be listed. Which means only handguns, dangerous weapons, and long guns acquired after 12-31-2013 will be listed.
      Last edited by Quiet; 11-07-2015, 9:09 AM.
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        • #3
          .40Cal
          Senior Member
          • Nov 2008
          • 1271
          ttt

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            • #4
              glockenstein
              Junior Member
              • Nov 2015
              • 70
              I keep copies of all DROS paperwork (paper copies and saved on my PC as a .jpeg) for all guns, bought and sold.

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                • #5
                  Sapperforward
                  Veteran Member
                  • Jan 2010
                  • 2928
                  I keep them in a folder in my safe. I have digital copies on that I emailed to myself and than archived in a folder in gmail.

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                    • #6
                      hermosabeach
                      I need a LIFE!!
                      • Feb 2009
                      • 19412
                      Take pictures of the firearm and a close up of the serial number,
                      Write up a description of each firearm and when and how acquired
                      Get it notarized
                      Stash in the safety deposit box

                      It helps if ownership or posession is needed to be documented.


                      You could also voluntarily register them, I believe, with the ca DOJ
                      Rule 1- ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED

                      Rule 2 -NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO DESTROY (including your hands and legs)

                      Rule 3 -KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET

                      Rule 4 -BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT IS BEYOND IT
                      (thanks to Jeff Cooper)

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                        • #7
                          JDay
                          I need a LIFE!!
                          • Nov 2008
                          • 19393
                          Papers? I don't need no stinking papers!
                          Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace. -- James Madison

                          The Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms. -- Samuel Adams, Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 86-87 (Pearce and Hale, eds., Boston, 1850)

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                            • #8
                              buttfish
                              Member
                              • Mar 2013
                              • 497
                              Scanned into my portable hard-drive for security (like passports; licenses; certificates, official documents.

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