RAW Storage

[RANGER295]

I thought I had seen a thread discussing the topic of storing RAW's separate from other firearms but after searching for about 20 minutes, I could not find it.

What are people's thoughts on this? I was thinking about doing this in case of a DOJ visit. I was also thinking about storing the (non AW) weapons that are not registered (legally owned for the record) separately. I have a lot of pieces I went featureless or fixed on because I acquired them before registration. I also have scores of C&R pieces I acquired before dealer transfer was required.

First of all, I am not a fan of letting the .gov know about anything I do not have to but are there any benefits to separating them beyond paranoia? My wife is the only other person with access to them and we dual registered our BBAW's so that is not an issue.

[Quiet]

Legally, RAW need to be stored in such a manner that no one but the registered owner can gain access to it.

If CA DOJ/LEOs visit, then they'll search the entire residence (property).
So, if you want store RAW away from your non-registered firearms, then you should store your non-registered firearms in a different location (off-property).



CA firearm registration...
01-01-1924 = DROS of handgun registered it with CA DOJ.
01-01-1996 = CA C&R FFL required to register acquisitions of C&R handguns with CA DOJ.
01-01-2014 = DROS of long gun registered it with CA DOJ.
01-01-2014 = CA C&R FFL required to register acquisitions of C&R long guns with CA DOJ.

[Quiet]

Quiet, if the DOJ is aware one has another residence in another state, would they have authority to search the other property or demand the firearm in question be brought back into the state?

Unknown.


IMO...
They lazy and would most likely just visit/search the location used for the registration application.

However...
If the person being visited is a prohibited person, then they would be visiting every property owned/rented by that person.

That said...
I know of one person that attempted to register a make/model banned assault weapon in 2000, his application was rejected and CA DOJ BOF visited him about 2 years after he submitted the application. They searched his property and he informed them that the firearm was being stored out-of-state by a NV FFL dealer near Reno. A few months later, that NV FFL dealer contacted him and said CA DOJ BOF agents & NV DPS Investigation agents visited to confirm if his firearm was being stored there.