Intra-family transfer to my wife

[Noonanda]

She will be subject to 1 in 30 though.

Can you confirm that the 1-30 applies to gifting of a firearm?

[LeadFarmer74]

Can you confirm that the 1-30 applies to gifting of a firearm?

When it goes through an FFL yes I can. So if trying to transfer multiple handguns at once it won't work.

[Librarian]

Can you confirm that the 1-30 applies to gifting of a firearm?

When it goes through an FFL yes I can. So if trying to transfer multiple handguns at once it won't work.

Right.

The problem is, the Legislature never considered that an operation-of-law transfer would be forced into an FFL, so OPLAW transfers are not on the list of exemptions.

See the wiki -- https://web.archive.org/web/20151027..._located_in_CA

[SkyHawk]

And before you think of personally transporting/importing handguns obtained out of state after Jan 1 2015 into CA, think long and hard about if CA could still consider you a resident. That other states DL in your wallet does not automatically absolve you of CA residency.

If CA can consider you a CA resident, bringing back a handgun in violation of this law, is a felony:

27585.
(a) Commencing January 1, 2015, a resident of this state shall not import into this state, bring into this state, or transport into this state, any firearm that he or she purchased or otherwise obtained on or after January 1, 2015, from outside of this state unless he or she first has that firearm delivered to a dealer in this state for delivery to that resident pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 27540 and Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 26800) of Chapter 2.

That is why I am telling you it would be very, very wise to have it delivered to a FFL here directly by common carrier. Residency is a complex subject, and the penalty for getting it wrong in this context is a potential loss of your 2A rights forever.

And yes, the 1 in 30 applies.