buying out of state

[68kaiser]

Dont take this the wrong way i dont want to do anything illegal its just i would hate to pass up a nice hunting rifle a friend was selling while i was visiting them out of state.


1 - Can i buy a gun out of state from a private party and bring it back?

2 - Would i have to register said gun?

[-hanko]

Dont take this the wrong way i dont want to do anything illegal its just i would hate to pass up a nice hunting rifle a friend was selling while i was visiting them out of state.


1 - Can i buy a gun out of state from a private party and bring it back?

2 - Would i have to register said gun?

As a resident of CA, you can pay your friend for the rifle & have him ship it to your friendly local ffl in CA. Where you fill out atf form 4473, have your background check, and wait 10 days to pick up your rifle.

You may be surprised how much you pay the dealer to help you fill out the form, do your background check, and hold your rifle for a week and a half.

Registration is not part of the deal. Long guns are not registered.

What kind of gun and how old??

-hanko

[68kaiser]

I dont have one lined up at the time but was just wondering how to go about it if the chance pressented it self.

It sounds like a pain in the ***** and makes me miss OREGON that much more.
I got to move back to that free state I can still remember OREGONS gun shows where you can walk in,buy a gun and walk out with the gun, same with the gun shops. sorry i got an a whole different rant.........

[Shane916]

I dont have one lined up at the time but was just wondering how to go about it if the chance pressented it self.

It sounds like a pain in the ***** and makes me miss OREGON that much more.
I got to move back to that free state I can still remember OREGONS gun shows where you can walk in,buy a gun and walk out with the gun, same with the gun shops. sorry i got an a whole different rant.........

Welcome to CA

That's is one of the many frustrating and pointless pieces of legislature relating to firearms you will soon discover

[68kaiser]

Now why is it when i moved here i brought some of my guns with me and did not have to register them.

[Mssr. Eleganté]

Now why is it when i moved here i brought some of my guns with me and did not have to register them.

There are three possibilities...

1. You only bought long guns, and as -hanko mentioned above, long guns are not registered in California.

2. You moved here before January 1, 1998, the date that new residents were required to start reporting any handguns they bring with them into California.

c. You moved here after January 1, 1998 but didn't report the handguns you brought with you because you didn't know you had to.

[68kaiser]

so i can buy long guns from a friend that wants to get rid of one and just bring it home?

[DedEye]

so i can buy long guns from a friend that wants to get rid of one and just bring it home?

If they are C&Rs, over fifty years old and not assault weapons, in California.

[-hanko]

so i can buy long guns from a friend that wants to get rid of one and just bring it home?

Once you became a resident of the people's republic, only guns at least 50 years old.

Federal law prohibits you from buying a younger long gun out of state, unless you transfer it through a licensee.

I know what you mean about OR, I'm lucky to spend half my time residing in ID

-hanko

[8200rpm]

I dont have one lined up at the time but was just wondering how to go about it if the chance pressented it self.

It sounds like a pain in the ***** and makes me miss OREGON that much more.
I got to move back to that free state I can still remember OREGONS gun shows where you can walk in,buy a gun and walk out with the gun, same with the gun shops. sorry i got an a whole different rant.........

It's FEDERAL law that requires handguns to be transferred by FFL within the state of your residence. So with the exception of the CA 10 day wait, HSC, and second proof of residency, you would need to get a local FFL transfer out of state purchases in any of the 50 states.

For example, if a resident of Oregon wants to buy a handgun from a resident of Washington, the Washington resident must ship the handgun to a FFL in the Oregon. The FFL in Oregon is responsible for "transferring" the handgun to the Oregon resident. It's a FEDERAL law.

It's the same in CA but you have to do the 10 day wait, second form of residency, and HSC for handguns AND long guns.

[-hanko]

It's FEDERAL law that requires firearms to be transferred by FFL within the state of your residence. So with the exception of the CA 10 day wait, HSC, and second proof of residency, you would need to get a local FFL transfer out of state purchases in any of the 50 states.

For example, if a resident of Oregon wants to buy a gun from a resident of Washington, the Washington resident must ship the gun to a FFL in the Oregon. The FFL in Oregon is responsible for "transferring" the gun to the Oregon resident. It's a FEDERAL law.

It's the same in CA but you have to do the 10 day wait, second form of residency, and HSC.

Federal law does allow a resident of one state to buy a long gun in another state, IN PERSON, as long as both states allow the sale. CA does not allow its residents to do that. Sorry, you're sol

-hanko

[outersquare]

Federal law does allow a resident of one state to buy a long gun in another state, IN PERSON, as long as both states allow the sale. CA does not allow its residents to do that. Sorry, you're sol

-hanko

yeah i remember reading that on the ATF website one time

goddamn, f--k this state.

[8200rpm]

Federal law does allow a resident of one state to buy a long gun in another state, IN PERSON, as long as both states allow the sale. CA does not allow its residents to do that. Sorry, you're sol

-hanko

You're right. Post edited.

[11Z50]

I Know alot of folks that travel frequently and have relatives out of state. Your situation brings to mind a friend of mine, who invited an out of state relative to a quail hunt in the PRK. Said relative shows up with several shotguns since we were also planning on some trap shooting.

The hunt was a great success, and the relative, from a free state gave my friend a shotgun in appreciation for the great time.

No laws violated, since no registration is required, and once the firearm was legally in the PRK, an inter-familial gifting is authorized.

No handgun or AW = no reg requirement, even in the PRK.

I know of no requirement or statute that requires anyone to declare where he acquired his rifles and shotguns. If you have them, and they are not stolen, they are legal and no reg is required. If someone was to ask my friend how he acquired that particular weapon, I'd have to say "none of your business" is a good response.

Almost all longarms got to the PRK from another state, since few are made here. It doesn't matter how it got to you, and if not stolen, you are not required disclose that information. DOJ would like us all to pay the fee and reg all our guns with them. Well, the reality is, that ain't gonna happen.

(This post should get things going!)

[-hanko]

yeah i remember reading that on the ATF website one time

goddamn, f--k this state.

Somebody's gonna' respond about you can get to the mountains and the beach in the same day, yada, yada. You can also avail yourself to high taxes, a government that doesn't care about personal responsibility, etc. Not to mention traffic.

Not a flame, but reality.

-hanko