Transferring firearms to spouse after death

[BenzBen]

[Epaphroditus]

FSC or valid exemptions and file OPLAW form. This presumes everyone is CA resident. No FFL required.

[code_blue]

She is already the legal owner of the firearms as the living spouse unless there is a will or trust stating otherwise.

If she chooses to register them, she can get an FSC (If needed) and go through VolReg via CFARS. An FFL is not required.


FSC Exemptions:
X01 = Special Weapons Permit Holder
X02 = Operation of Law Representative
X03 = Handgun being returned to the owner
X13 = FFL collector with COE (curio and relic handguns only)
X21 = Military - Active Duty
X22 = Military - Reserve
X25 = Military - Honorably Retired
X31 = Peace Officer - California - Active
X32 = Peace Officer - Federal - Active
X33 = Peace Officer - California - Honorably Retired
X34 = Peace Officer - California - Reserve
X35 = Peace Officer - Federal - Honorably Retired
X41 = Carry Concealed Weapon (CCW) Permit Holder
X81 = P.O.S.T. 832 PC (Firearms) Training
X91 = Particular and Limited Authority Peace Officers
X95 = Law Enforcement Service Gun to Family Member
X98 = Valid Hunting License (long guns only)

[Librarian]

She is already the legal owner of the firearms as the living spouse unless there is a will or trust stating otherwise.

If she chooses to register them, she can get an FSC (If needed) and go through VolReg via CFARS. An FFL is not required.


FSC Exemptions:
X01 = Special Weapons Permit Holder
X02 = Operation of Law Representative
X03 = Handgun being returned to the owner
X13 = FFL collector with COE (curio and relic handguns only)
X21 = Military - Active Duty
X22 = Military - Reserve
X25 = Military - Honorably Retired
X31 = Peace Officer - California - Active
X32 = Peace Officer - Federal - Active
X33 = Peace Officer - California - Honorably Retired
X34 = Peace Officer - California - Reserve
X35 = Peace Officer - Federal - Honorably Retired
X41 = Carry Concealed Weapon (CCW) Permit Holder
X81 = P.O.S.T. 832 PC (Firearms) Training
X91 = Particular and Limited Authority Peace Officers
X95 = Law Enforcement Service Gun to Family Member
X98 = Valid Hunting License (long guns only)

Not VOLREG - OPLAW is for inheritance.

Yes, FSC is needed.

OPLAW requires 1 $19 processing fee, including all the guns.

[John1960]

There are two classes of guns, those the government knows about, and those they don't. Find out which guns are in the system, and address those via OPLAW.

[F4E Phantom]

Good luck, my wife’s religious belief says all weapons are Satanic. She going to have them destroyed I’m going to have to put something in my will that my son takes them