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For background, my elderly parents are downsizing their household and gave me their handguns (a mix of wheel guns and semi-autos) when I visited them in NorCal for Independence Day.
I mailed intra-familial transfer forms and a check to DOJ July 28. They cashed the check at the beginning of September.
Then, on September 5, I received a letter from DOJ requesting additional information—i.e., pictures—about the semi-autos, which cites California’s “assault weapon” statute as the basis. But, it’s clear from the letter DOJ wants to check for threaded barrels. The other thing I noticed is that the letter seems to be generic/boilerplate text, because it ask for a picture with the slide of a Beretta 950 locked back, which is, of course, mechanically impossible. My takeaway is that DOJ requests pictures anytime you file an intra-familial transfer notice for a semiautomatic.
I spoke to an analyst on September 9 for additional information, clarification, and instructions about where/how to send pictures. (I have seen some advice on Cal Guns saying to ignore these requests; but see below.) Per DOJ’s instructions, I emailed the requested pictures on September 11.
On October 27, I received a letter from DOJ confirming the revolvers are now registered in my name and the AFS is updated accordingly.
But, on October 30, I received another letter from DOJ stating that my “request” for an intra-familial transfer of the semi-autos was “rejected” for not providing the requested information which, again, cites the “assault weapon” statute. So, it seems, the current situation is that, if DOJ asks for and you do not provide pictures, they will not process intra-familial transfers.
On October 31, I spoke to someone else at DOJ, who verified that they received my September 11 email and implied the the “rejection” was a clerical error because the first person I spoke to had not processed my email such that it was linked to my original hardcopy application forms and associated request for additional information.
I am still waiting to see if DOJ processes the remaining paperwork …
I mailed intra-familial transfer forms and a check to DOJ July 28. They cashed the check at the beginning of September.
Then, on September 5, I received a letter from DOJ requesting additional information—i.e., pictures—about the semi-autos, which cites California’s “assault weapon” statute as the basis. But, it’s clear from the letter DOJ wants to check for threaded barrels. The other thing I noticed is that the letter seems to be generic/boilerplate text, because it ask for a picture with the slide of a Beretta 950 locked back, which is, of course, mechanically impossible. My takeaway is that DOJ requests pictures anytime you file an intra-familial transfer notice for a semiautomatic.
I spoke to an analyst on September 9 for additional information, clarification, and instructions about where/how to send pictures. (I have seen some advice on Cal Guns saying to ignore these requests; but see below.) Per DOJ’s instructions, I emailed the requested pictures on September 11.
On October 27, I received a letter from DOJ confirming the revolvers are now registered in my name and the AFS is updated accordingly.
But, on October 30, I received another letter from DOJ stating that my “request” for an intra-familial transfer of the semi-autos was “rejected” for not providing the requested information which, again, cites the “assault weapon” statute. So, it seems, the current situation is that, if DOJ asks for and you do not provide pictures, they will not process intra-familial transfers.
On October 31, I spoke to someone else at DOJ, who verified that they received my September 11 email and implied the the “rejection” was a clerical error because the first person I spoke to had not processed my email such that it was linked to my original hardcopy application forms and associated request for additional information.
I am still waiting to see if DOJ processes the remaining paperwork …
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