PanchoVilla
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Odd and tricky question.
A parent purchases a handgun in another state where parent and child are residents, say OR or WA and then gives it to their child upon reaching the age of 18/21. Both are residents of that state at that time.
Child attends school and moves to CA some years later and brings their handgun with them in the year 1997.
So the child now has an unregistered handgun? If so what the heck would be the resolution? The registration law started on Jan 1, 1998 didn't it which means they weren't required to register it it at that time, but now it was to be registered?
The initial purchase was by the parent, could they just transfer the gun today through an FFL at present day? Cost like $100 or so.
Can the child just voluntarily register the gun now? Cost whatever the fee is.
Call the CA DOJ and ask them wtf to do? Free (maybe)
Or should they just give it to the parent and have them sell it back in OR or WA and buy a new one in CA? They are the name on record as the initial purchaser of the gun, and there was never any transfer requirement in those states back then. Cost a bunch probably.
Its probably even more complicated by the fact that in 1994/5 you still got 15 rnd magazines too.
A parent purchases a handgun in another state where parent and child are residents, say OR or WA and then gives it to their child upon reaching the age of 18/21. Both are residents of that state at that time.
Child attends school and moves to CA some years later and brings their handgun with them in the year 1997.
So the child now has an unregistered handgun? If so what the heck would be the resolution? The registration law started on Jan 1, 1998 didn't it which means they weren't required to register it it at that time, but now it was to be registered?
The initial purchase was by the parent, could they just transfer the gun today through an FFL at present day? Cost like $100 or so.
Can the child just voluntarily register the gun now? Cost whatever the fee is.
Call the CA DOJ and ask them wtf to do? Free (maybe)
Or should they just give it to the parent and have them sell it back in OR or WA and buy a new one in CA? They are the name on record as the initial purchaser of the gun, and there was never any transfer requirement in those states back then. Cost a bunch probably.
Its probably even more complicated by the fact that in 1994/5 you still got 15 rnd magazines too.