I'm out of state, can I have my dad sell a long gun for me

[BlooDSMeaR]

Im out of state for a short bit, i was working a deal with a guy that we couldn't make happen before I left the guy has the cash now and would like to buy. Can I ask my dad to take the rifle to the ffl dealer and do the paper work?

[Librarian]

Im out of state for a short bit, i was working a deal with a guy that we couldn't make happen before I left the guy has the cash now and would like to buy. Can I ask my dad to take the rifle to the ffl dealer and do the paper work?

Pair of related issues here:

1) If your dad were to do that, would that be detected?

2) is that the right thing to do?

1) Since long guns in CA were not generally registered before 2014, if your dad would do that, very likely no one would be aware that he was not the owner - that is not checked in sales.

2) It is at least 'bad form' to sell something one does not own. The right way to do that is to execute a power of attorney from B to A, to allow A to sell things owned by B. Since I'm pretty sure executing the PoA would require you to be here, that's not a convenient solution.

[teg33]

As long as the said gun is not registered, your father can do it.

[Twiki357]

The right way to do that is to execute a power of attorney from B to A, to allow A to sell things owned by B. Since I'm pretty sure executing the PoA would require you to be here, that's not a convenient solution.

I don’t believe he would need to be present in CA to execute a power of attorney. He would execute the document and have it notarized where ever he’s at naming the person(s) being authorized and send it to them.

At least that’s how it worked when I worked out of state and needed my parents to sell my car that was still in CA.