looking for advise on private party sells

[SoftballGuy]

I didn't know where else to post this question. I figured this would be the right site to ask but maybe not under the right section. I have a friend that recently inherited some old firearms from a deceased family member and my friend is not a gun guy. He has offered to sell them to me. the questions I have are. 1)I do not know if they where ever registered before so does that make a difference in trying to register them? 2) Does the decease's family member need to be present when taking the firearms to the an a dealer to register them into my name? 3) Is there a form that needs to be filled out showing a bill of sale? 4) I do not believe there is a limit on how many firearms I can buy and register a month if the sale is private party correct? 5) I have never bought any firearms private party before so any advise would be helpful. one more thing a few of the firearms are black powder do they need to be registered as well?

[thegreatcow]

I'll try to answer the questions as best as I can

1) As long as the weapons themselves are not machineguns or registered assault weapons (RAWs), destructive devices and also comply with the state of California's defintion of legal to own weapons, they can be registered to you with no issue.

2)If the will/estate expressly stated your friend is receiving the guns, and they are inherited from a direct up/down blood relative, (ie, the deceased relative was a father to him or a grandfather etc) then the guns are his to deal with and no one else is involved at this point. However if this was some kind of cousin or "sideways" relative, (ie not a mother/father/brother) etc, then he first needs to register the guns with the state that he is taking possession of them if they are less than 50 years old from their date of manufacture.

3) Not sure what you mean by this. Are you referring to him transferring the guns to you or him receiving the guns from the estate?

4) Correct. Private party transfers are exempt from the 1 handgun in 30 day rule. Rifles were never subject to this rule.

5) In order to complete a private party transfer, you'll need to find an FFL dealer (usually a gun store/gunsmith) who will perform it for you and is comfortable doing multiple guns at once. You'll want to call around first. Some stores don't like doing them due to the paperwork on them and will try to wiggle out of doing them, particularly if the process involves several guns. You may need to make an appointment with them to do it as it will take some time if more than just a few guns are involved.

Next, you as the buyer will need to provide at least two forms of identification and make sure you have a current firearm safety certificate. The IDs must be either government issued, or something like a utility bill like water/electricity/cell phone etc or your car's registration. Try to ensure all forms of ID have the same address to make the transfer go smoother. Your friend will also need at least some form of government issued id for the record of transfer, or at least that's been my experience.

Then, you'll meet up at the appropriate FFL and they will start the documentation and DROS process. If everything is ok with the weapons, you come back in 10 days and take possession of the guns.

I am not a lawyer however, and I may have missed a detail. If you friend is unsure of how to do this, they may want to look into asking an estate or firearm specialist attorney in their area to help facilitate things.

[SoftballGuy]

I'll try to answer the questions as best as I can

1) As long as the weapons themselves are not machineguns or registered assault weapons (RAWs), destructive devices and also comply with the state of California's defintion of legal to own weapons, they can be registered to you with no issue.

2)If the will/estate expressly stated your friend is receiving the guns, and they are inherited from a direct up/down blood relative, (ie, the deceased relative was a father to him or a grandfather etc) then the guns are his to deal with and no one else is involved at this point. However if this was some kind of cousin or "sideways" relative, (ie not a mother/father/brother) etc, then he first needs to register the guns with the state that he is taking possession of them if they are less than 50 years old from their date of manufacture.

3) Not sure what you mean by this. Are you referring to him transferring the guns to you or him receiving the guns from the estate?

4) Correct. Private party transfers are exempt from the 1 handgun in 30 day rule. Rifles were never subject to this rule.

5) In order to complete a private party transfer, you'll need to find an FFL dealer (usually a gun store/gunsmith) who will perform it for you and is comfortable doing multiple guns at once. You'll want to call around first. Some stores don't like doing them due to the paperwork on them and will try to wiggle out of doing them, particularly if the process involves several guns. You may need to make an appointment with them to do it as it will take some time if more than just a few guns are involved.

Next, you as the buyer will need to provide at least two forms of identification and make sure you have a current firearm safety certificate. The IDs must be either government issued, or something like a utility bill like water/electricity/cell phone etc or your car's registration. Try to ensure all forms of ID have the same address to make the transfer go smoother. Your friend will also need at least some form of government issued id for the record of transfer, or at least that's been my experience.

Then, you'll meet up at the appropriate FFL and they will start the documentation and DROS process. If everything is ok with the weapons, you come back in 10 days and take possession of the guns.

I am not a lawyer however, and I may have missed a detail. If you friend is unsure of how to do this, they may want to look into asking an estate or firearm specialist attorney in their area to help facilitate things.

thanks for your input I'll make some calls and see i can find someone that will do it if i decide to go ahead with the sell.