CA Resident, no CA ID

[stix213]

I think the seller can do an intrastate transfer with his out of state ID. Find a ffl with a good price for that though.

[bohoki]

does the seller have a son daughter or mother father?

[Sheepdog1968]

Does he have a passport? It seems odd that a person living in CA wouldn't have bothered to get a CA ID. The fact it's a good deal makes me suspicious. I'd personally probably pass.

[sharkman]

It's all moot now. I called the guy, and told him I was passing on the deal, and why. He told me that his only ID, is an expired out of state, ID card, no DL. I somehow got the feeling, that it was all a setup. I believe there was a component to this, with a nefarious purpose. He suggested, several times that since rifles aren't registered, we didn't need to go through an FFL. He must have suggested it, 10-15 times. I simply refuse to do that. I'm a retired cop, and look forward to having an FFL, once I move, and I refuse to do ANYTHING, that might endanger that hope, or impact my life, negatively.
He's a nice guy, a bit eccentric, and seems to be law-abiding. It just all seems a bit too hinky, to me, and I don't want to take the chance.

[russ69]

Smart move. If a fellow doesn't have a current California DL or a current California ID, he is off the grid and a poor choice for a legal firearms transfer.

[sharkman]

Yep. He's a "friend, of a friend", but I think the tipping point, for me to back out of the deal, was when I talked to my friend, and he said he only knew the guy casually, and couldn't vouch for him. THAT, combined with his near constant suggesting that we go around the DROS process, just sent up too many red flags. He didn't seem bothered by the DROS process, but just refused to make any effort to come up with a lawful CA ID, which made the DROS process, pretty much impossible to fulfill.
I am far more comfortable, with walking away from a good deal, than I would have been, doing a deal, that subverted the lawful process.

[Dr.Lou]

I think the seller can do an intrastate transfer with his out of state ID. Find a ffl with a good price for that though.

[DEPUTYBILL]

I think I would have passed on the deal as well. I would have a hard time buying or selling a firearm to anyone that did not have some photo ID. Also, I would have a problem paying for a gun that may have a "history".
If you had done the deal, and the gun turned out to be stolen, where would you contact the guy to get your money back?

[bohoki]

and yet the people they want to vote that do not have id's are not off the grid or shady

[sharkman]

I guess that since I personally know, a few guys, who "live off the grid", and they are pretty much completely decent, law abiding, folks, that I was "inclined" to believe Tom.
They might be a bit paranoid, or believe some wild assed conspiracy theories, but they pay taxes, work hard, and live within the law, as best I can tell. No drugs, drink, or other typical "normal" behavior, that might lead to breaking the law. They just want to be left alone, and able to provide for themselves, should SHTF. So, I guess that I am a bit more lenient towards that type of person, from the few friends I have, who "live off the grid".

[Kingofthehill]

Without a CA "ID" of some sort he can proves that he lives here he just won't be able to prove who he is.

And if he can't prove who he is he can't do the transfer.

He has to mail it to the ffl in ca to be done legally from what I've researched and been told.