Leaving and coming back into CA with old guns not registered?

[CessnaDriver]

Buddy has old pistols and rifles long in family that are not registered from way back in the day.

No ARs or anything like that.

And yes don't take 10+ mags out of CA and try to come back.



If he leaves CA to shoot them, and returns back, is that legal?

[Featureless]

If you have to ask, the answer is no, it's not legal.

[SoldierLife7]

I don't see where it would be an issue as long as he can prove he possessed them in CA prior to the trip.






IANAL

[freonr22]

wouldnt he be importing them?

[sigstroker]

Buddy has old pistols and rifles long in family that are not registered from way back in the day.

No ARs or anything like that.

And yes don't take 10+ mags out of CA and try to come back.



If he leaves CA to shoot them, and returns back, is that legal?

Probably legal. Might get hassled anyway.

[CessnaDriver]

wouldnt he be importing them?

I know, I keep thinking that.

If one can't prove it's yours legally, that sort of says it all.

[P5Ret]

People have been going out of state on hunting trips since well before long gun registration, and still do to this day with the rifles and shotguns they bought before 2014.

[Featureless]

I know, I keep thinking that.

If one can't prove it's yours legally, that sort of says it all.

Who are we 'proving' it to and why are they asking?

Fair question.

[CessnaDriver]

Who are we 'proving' it to and why are they asking?

Fair question.

I guess the only place I can think would be the inspection point for fruit, ferrets and fireworks.
After that it doesn't matter.

No idea if anyone gets pulled to the side and searched there.
I've seen them do that at border checkpoints.

[CessnaDriver]

People have been going out of state on hunting trips since well before long gun registration, and still do to this day with the rifles and shotguns they bought before 2014.

True.

[edgerly779]

Do not have o prove anything no requirement that firearms be registered. No largecap mags or ammo over what you took out.

[SoldierLife7]

It is legal to take your own firearms out of the state and then bring it back into the state. Registered or not.

Leaving the state and bringing back firearms purchased in another state is illegal.


Theoretically, in the event that there was interaction with LEO upon return to CA, there is a chance that you could be accused of illegally importing firearms. If it went to court it would be up to the prosecution to prove that the firearms were purchased out of state and imported illegally into the state.


IANAL

[CessnaDriver]

Do not have o prove anything no requirement that firearms be registered. No largecap mags or ammo over what you took out.

If you have an FFL03/COE you can buy and bring back ammo is one plus for having that license.

[CessnaDriver]

Thanks everyone. I'll let him know. Sad to have to think this way.

[RickD427]

wouldnt he be importing them?

Yup, He would be importing them.

But then, there ain't no law against importing firearms that were lawfully acquired within the state of California, so no harm, no foul.

There would be a felony if he imported a handgun acquired outside of the state after 1-1-2015, and a misdemeanor for a rifle (PC 27585), but that's not applicable to firearms acquired in California, then removed from the state, and then imported back into the state.