Is this a dealer transfer?

[gmcem50]

A customer came in asking about shipping his guns. He stated that while he was a resident of Texas, he purchased a shotgun & a pistol. Later, he and his wife moved to CA, but left the guns behind with the mother-in-law (in TX) because he was unsure of the applicable laws and decided at the time that he did not want to possibly break any laws. Then, while a resident of CA, he got a divorce. He now wants the ex-MIL to send him his guns but does not know how to do it legally. Would this be a dealer transfer? Do they have to be DROS'ed, even though he is already the rightful owner?

[Quiet]

They are his guns that he had stored out-of-state.
So, he can just go back to TX, pick-up the guns and bring them to CA.
After he brings them to CA, he has 30 days to register the handgun with CA DOJ.

The person storing the firearm can not ship them to him (Federal laws prohibits it). He will have to pick them up in person and bring them back to CA or ship them to himself in CA.

[tenpercentfirearms]

It can be done through the transfer process, but he is wasting money.

He can also go back to Texas and ship them to himself. His name just has to be on the package and he has to open it when he gets back.