Does the seller matter?

[SomeGuy75]

[Librarian]

No.

Not all guns, even in CA, are known to the DOJ; that's not a legal requirement (in general - it is a requirement for legal ownership of whatever today's description of an 'assault weapon' might be).

Since that's true, nobody checks.

Guns appear to be run against a list of stolen weapons, though.

[Fjold]

The only issue would be if he has any occasion for the cops to trace the gun, lost or stolen later, or if he gets it confiscated or seized for a different issue, etc.. It would come up registered to the original purchaser in Nevada and if the police wanted to pursue it he would have to show how he got it from there.

[baih777]

Sometimes the chances of getting caught for a felony. Just not worth the trouble.

[unclerandy]

The only issue would be if he has any occasion for the cops to trace the gun, lost or stolen later, or if he gets it confiscated or seized for a different issue, etc.. It would come up registered to the original purchaser in Nevada and if the police wanted to pursue it he would have to show how he got it from there.

It wouldn't come up registered to the original purchaser if it was sold and registered here at PPT.

[pew.pew.pew]

No.

Not all guns, even in CA, are known to the DOJ; that's not a legal requirement (in general - it is a requirement for legal ownership of whatever today's description of an 'assault weapon' might be).

Since that's true, nobody checks.

Guns appear to be run against a list of stolen weapons, though.

hypothetically, if i have a gun that i found in my late step dads belongings, i could sell it PPT?

[Librarian]

hypothetically, if i have a gun that i found in my late step dads belongings, i could sell it PPT?

In that hypothetical, there seems to be no barrier to such a sale.

We get queries along the line of 'I know a gun owner who is no longer physically able to get out, can I sell his guns for him?'

Well, probably one could get away with that, but there are both criminal and civil liabilities possible (theft for criminal, conversion for civil) if the owner or other family object. The way around those is usually a power of attorney that allows the helpful seller to act on behalf of the owner in such matters.

But, of course, if he could get out to see a lawyer to create that POA, he could go sell the guns himself...