Handgun transfer question.

[phantom24]

Hello all, I have not kept up with California Laws regarding transfer of handguns and rifles. Can you shed some light on what the legal process is for transferring handguns. Does every transfer require a DROS? I saw the DOJ page on "OP LAW" and "Familial Transfer"...if I use those forms, does that cover the DROS process. Again sorry for the question, Im just trying to do my homework. thanks again guys.

[hawk1]

Every purchase or gift requires a DROS. That is done to check and see if you are prohibited from owning firearms. It also registers them in your name if it is a handgun. Long guns are not registered.
Not sure what an "OP LAW" is but the "Familial Transfer" will cover the DROS if the firearm was a gift from those that specifically mentioned in it, but not for a purchase from "someone off the street".

[Librarian]

OpLaw applies to inheritance and gifts between spouses.

Intrafamilial applies to transfers up or down between parents/children. grandparents/grandchildren.

Neither intrafamilial nor OpLaw uses a dealer.

New gun sales must go through a dealer, and those guns must be on the Roster.

Used guns can go via Private Party Transfer and, while they must go through a dealer, need NOT be on the Roster (but they CAN be).

Curios and relics are excluded here, because you didn't say anything about them.