Registration Question

[ieballplyr@aol.com]

I bought a pistol from a friend in Fl when i was working and living in FL the private party law there is that you dont need paper work to do transfer or go to a dealer. Now the gun and i have moved to CA can i register the gun even though the gun is not in my name?

[69Mach1]

Yes.

[trevop]

no

i dont believe you can becouse if u were to shoot some one and they find your gun it wouldnt be registered to you i wouldnt even bother regestering it oh by the way how do u post a bulleten

[69Mach1]

I'm assuming you were a FL resident when you bought the pistol from another FL resident.

[USN CHIEF]

i dont believe you can becouse if u were to shoot some one and they find your gun it wouldnt be registered to you i wouldnt even bother regestering it oh by the way how do u post a bulleten

Yes he can. WTF are you trying to say? and welcome to Cal Guns.


To the OP, all you have to do is fill out the DOJ registration form and you are good to go.

[ke6guj]

Yes you can.

I am moving into California and I own several handguns. What are the new-resident registration requirements?

You are considered to be a personal handgun importer as defined by California law. You may bring all of your otherwise California-legal firearms with you, but you must report all of your handguns to the DOJ within 60 days as required utilizing the New Resident Handgun Ownership Report. [PDF 518 kb / 2 pg] You are not required to report rifles or shotguns. You may not bring ammunition feeding devices with a capacity greater than ten rounds, machineguns, or assault weapons into California.

(PC sections 12001(n), 12072(f)(2))

And to clarify, when you were working and living in FL, you were a FL resident? If not, and you were still an CA resident, then there would be federal law considerations related to firearms transfers between unlicensed individuals of different states.

[Quiet]

I bought a pistol from a friend in Fl when i was working and living in FL the private party law there is that you dont need paper work to do transfer or go to a dealer. Now the gun and i have moved to CA can i register the gun even though the gun is not in my name?

Since, you just moved to CA...
Send in the New Resident Handgun Ownership Report form with corresponding fee to CA DOJ. This form will register the handgun to you.
CA DOJ will mail you back confirmation.

[ieballplyr@aol.com]

Thank you for all the feedback

[Stormfeather]

I bought a pistol from a friend in Fl when i was working and living in FL the private party law there is that you dont need paper work to do transfer or go to a dealer. Now the gun and i have moved to CA can i register the gun even though the gun is not in my name?

yes you can, just go on DOJ's firearms section and download the proper form.

i dont believe you can becouse if u were to shoot some one and they find your gun it wouldnt be registered to you i wouldnt even bother regestering it oh by the way how do u post a bulleten

This earns a Scooby Doo (zuuuuh?!??!) wow, please use proper english when typing. It's alot easier to read when a person uses the correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

[fairfaxjim]

i dont believe you can becouse if u were to shoot some one and they find your gun it wouldnt be registered to you i wouldnt even bother regestering it oh by the way how do u post a bulleten

Don't feed the trolls!