inter-family transfer question

[bongfoo]

ok, here's the deal. You have to be 18 to buy a long gun and 21 to buy a pistol. but what if i want to Give a gun to my son? he's 11 and if the no grandfathering clause kicks in i want my AR to be in his name so he can keep it later in life.

i've been told that all i need is a affidavit stating that i place them in his name, get it notarized and that's it. That just seems too simple. seeing as how there is no law stating that a minor cannot own a rifle, and there is no requirement to register a long-gun (yet) i was wondering if anyone could clue me in on how to accomplish this?

[Quiet]

ok, here's the deal. You have to be 18 to buy a long gun and 21 to buy a pistol. but what if i want to Give a gun to my son? he's 11 and if the no grandfathering clause kicks in i want my AR to be in his name so he can keep it later in life.

i've been told that all i need is a affidavit stating that i place them in his name, get it notarized and that's it. That just seems too simple. seeing as how there is no law stating that a minor cannot own a rifle, and there is no requirement to register a long-gun (yet) i was wondering if anyone could clue me in on how to accomplish this?

Under Federal laws...
A FFL dealer can not transfer a firearm to a person under the age of 18.
A FFL dealer can only transfer a Title 1 Rifle or Title 1 Shotgun to a person that 18-20 years of age.

Under current CA laws...
There is no minimum age for a grandparent or parent to transfer (gift) a long gun (Title 1 Rifle, Title 1 Shotgun or Title 1 Other firearm) to their child or grandchild.
A grandparent or parent can only transfer (gift) a handgun to a child or grandchild that is 18 years or older.

Starting 01-01-2014...
CA laws change concerning intra-familial transfers change and the minimum age for any firearm is 18 years old.

[olhunter]

...i've been told that all i need is a affidavit stating that i place them in his name, get it notarized and that's it.

You don't even need to do that.

[bongfoo]

ok, so then how would i go about proclaiming that the firearms are my sons?
i would think that getting a notary to notarize a statement saying something to the effect of:
"on (insert date here) the following firearms (insert make and model here) with the following serial numbers (insert numbers here) have been gifted to (insert name here).
proof for later on in his life, that the rifles have in fact been his since before the new CA regulations take place. in effect saving him alot of trouble later when the grandfather clause is in effect (if it ever comes to that).

[Librarian]

ok, so then how would i go about proclaiming that the firearms are my sons?
i would think that getting a notary to notarize a statement saying something to the effect of:
"on (insert date here) the following firearms (insert make and model here) with the following serial numbers (insert numbers here) have been gifted to (insert name here).
proof for later on in his life, that the rifles have in fact been his since before the new CA regulations take place. in effect saving him alot of trouble later when the grandfather clause is in effect (if it ever comes to that).

We don't know, because we haven't yet seen a law that makes that ownership a problem - we don't know what that prospective law might say, so we don't know what to do to meet the not-yet-known requirements.

Answer here is probably hire your own lawyer and get Real Legal Advice.

(And, that's intrA-family - within one family.)