Handgun gift purchased in '70's ?

[M60A1Rise]

My dad wants to give me a handgun he bought around 1979 , can he just give it to me or do I need to go to a FFL ? TIA

[edgerly779]

Are you both ca residents? If so he can give to you and you oplaw and pay 19 bucks.

[M60A1Rise]

Are you both ca residents? If so he can give to you and you oplaw and pay 19 bucks.

Thanks , NM looked it up.

[Librarian]

Thanks what is oplaw or is that misspelled ? And yes both in California

It's a form, Operation of Law - https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/a...rms/oplaw.pdf?

[hambam105]

Give to you? Naw.
Sell to me ten cents on the dollar? Well, if you must.

[Mr Wizard]

Are you both ca residents? If so he can give to you and you oplaw and pay 19 bucks.

Definitely follow through with the ppw OP.

I failed do this 40 yrs ago and now I can't get mine back from the feds.

[BigPimping]

I'm always in the market.

[sigstroker]

Definitely follow through with the ppw OP.

I failed do this 40 yrs ago and now I can't get mine back from the feds.

From the Feds? Why would they care?

There's probably no record of OP's dad's gun, right? Other than the 4473?

[Erion929]

[Librarian]

No, there was no required-to-use-an-FFL for transfer before 1992 1991; handgun purchases through CA gun dealers (even before the 1968 FFL system) were reported via paper DROS since 1924.

[Mr. Beretta]

No, there was no required-to-use-an-FFL for transfer before 1992; handgun purchases through CA gun dealers (even before the 1968 FFL system) were reported via paper DROS since 1924.

With all due respect, I believe the correct date for all firearm sales, PPT's, etc. mandated via a FFL was Jan.1st, 1991.

[Erion929]

No, there was no required-to-use-an-FFL for transfer before 1992; handgun purchases through CA gun dealers (even before the 1968 FFL system) were reported via paper DROS since 1924.

So, then does that mean the dad could’ve given the gun to his son (or anybody) prior to 19991/1992 and no paperwork was needed?

If it happened that way....again, prior to that year....was the son (or anybody) supposed to file paperwork, or none needed?

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[Librarian]

With all due respect, I believe the correct date for all firearm sales, PPT's, etc. mandated via a FFL was Jan.1st, 1991.

You're right - 12078 took effect for 1991. I'll fix, above.

[Librarian]

or anybody) prior to 19991/1992 and no paperwork was needed?

If it happened that way....again, prior to that year....was the son (or anybody) supposed to file paperwork, or none needed?

.

Yes; no paper required before 1991 for transfer to anyone. No paperwork now required for transfers before 1991, though there can be reasons to file a VOLREG that make things easier; for example, one might wish to carry a handgun for CCW that was not involved in a papered transfer from that long ago.

[P5Ret]

Definitely follow through with the ppw OP.

I failed do this 40 yrs ago and now I can't get mine back from the feds.

That makes no sense. 40 years ago that form did not exist, and there was no requirement to use an FFL for private sales/transfer's except interstate.