The California AG's website says, "If you are a new California resident and you own a handgun, you must report it or dispose of it within 60 days." Also, "Complete and submit a NEW RESIDENT HANDGUN OWNERSHIP REPORT form along with $19.00 to the Department of Justice. A separate report form and $19.00 fee is required for each handgun reported."
I originally posted the following question/scenario in a different forum, but this is the better place to get an answer, ...I think.
".....just suppose I have a hypothetical acquaintance who moved to California years ago with handguns that have basically been in storage for these many years. And suppose this acquaintance had no idea that she was to register handguns when she came to the state and now that she knows, she wants to be in compliance and wants to keep the guns. Can she throw herself on the mercy of the AG's office, fill out paperwork in order to come into compliance? How does she comply with the law with our a bunch of hassle?
I doubt these guns have seen the light of day in 25 years, but it is a significant collection that belonged to her late father who lived with her for the entire time she has been in California and she can find no evidence of any paperwork to support that he ever registered them. He was a meticulous record keeper especially at the time they moved to CA. She even has most of the original receipts he had saved from his original purchases. All hypothetically of course......"
I originally posted the following question/scenario in a different forum, but this is the better place to get an answer, ...I think.
".....just suppose I have a hypothetical acquaintance who moved to California years ago with handguns that have basically been in storage for these many years. And suppose this acquaintance had no idea that she was to register handguns when she came to the state and now that she knows, she wants to be in compliance and wants to keep the guns. Can she throw herself on the mercy of the AG's office, fill out paperwork in order to come into compliance? How does she comply with the law with our a bunch of hassle?
I doubt these guns have seen the light of day in 25 years, but it is a significant collection that belonged to her late father who lived with her for the entire time she has been in California and she can find no evidence of any paperwork to support that he ever registered them. He was a meticulous record keeper especially at the time they moved to CA. She even has most of the original receipts he had saved from his original purchases. All hypothetically of course......"