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<blockquote data-quote="Dave70968" data-source="post: 3160566" data-attributes="member: 13624"><p>I'm not sure that it would hae been "registered" in the first place. Cursory research suggests that California doesn't have a comprehensive firearms registration scheme, and that long guns don't get registered unless they fall into the category of "assault weapons," which a Ruger .308 likely would not. The only paperwork I see would be a 4473, which you would have filled out honestly in your name as it was a <em>bona fide</em> gift (this situation is specifically described as lawful on the 4473 instructions). When he moved here to OK, his bringing it with him wouldn't constitute a transfer, so there's no paperwork to do there, either--the transfers occurred when you bought it from the dealer, and when you gave it to him as a gift.</p><p></p><p>See, <em>e.g.</em>, <a href="https://lawcenter.giffords.org/registration-of-firearms-in-california/" target="_blank">https://lawcenter.giffords.org/registration-of-firearms-in-california/</a></p><p></p><p>DISCLAIMER: I'm a lawyer, but I'm not <em>your</em> lawyer, and I'm definitely not admitted to practice in California, or even especially knowledgeable about California's gun laws except to know that they can get goofy. You're best advised to contact a lawyer <em>admitted to practice in California</em> and <em>who has firearms experience</em> to ask this question. Based on my quick research, though, I don't see a problem here. People transfer guns frequently without going through a dealer, so the initial sale will be on a 4473, but the paperwork trail ends there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave70968, post: 3160566, member: 13624"] I'm not sure that it would hae been "registered" in the first place. Cursory research suggests that California doesn't have a comprehensive firearms registration scheme, and that long guns don't get registered unless they fall into the category of "assault weapons," which a Ruger .308 likely would not. The only paperwork I see would be a 4473, which you would have filled out honestly in your name as it was a [I]bona fide[/I] gift (this situation is specifically described as lawful on the 4473 instructions). When he moved here to OK, his bringing it with him wouldn't constitute a transfer, so there's no paperwork to do there, either--the transfers occurred when you bought it from the dealer, and when you gave it to him as a gift. See, [I]e.g.[/I], [URL]https://lawcenter.giffords.org/registration-of-firearms-in-california/[/URL] DISCLAIMER: I'm a lawyer, but I'm not [I]your[/I] lawyer, and I'm definitely not admitted to practice in California, or even especially knowledgeable about California's gun laws except to know that they can get goofy. You're best advised to contact a lawyer [I]admitted to practice in California[/I] and [I]who has firearms experience[/I] to ask this question. Based on my quick research, though, I don't see a problem here. People transfer guns frequently without going through a dealer, so the initial sale will be on a 4473, but the paperwork trail ends there. [/QUOTE]
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