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California Firearm Transfer Laws Flashcards

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  1. When two private parties in California want to transfer a handgun between each other, what is generally required?

    Answer: The transfer must be conducted through a licensed California dealer

    Private party firearm transfers in California must be conducted through a licensed dealer, who processes the DROS and initiates the background check.

  2. Which of the following intrafamilial transfers is EXEMPT from the standard dealer transfer process in California?

    Answer: Transfer between parent and child

    California law exempts transfers between parent and child, grandparent and grandchild, and between registered domestic partners or spouses from the standard dealer transfer requirements.

  3. A California resident inherits a firearm from a deceased relative who lived in another state. How must this transfer be handled?

    Answer: The firearm must be shipped to and transferred through a California licensed dealer

    Firearms inherited from out of state must be shipped to a California licensed dealer, who completes the required DROS documentation before transferring the firearm to the heir.

  4. How is the dealer fee for conducting a private party transfer (PPT) regulated in California?

    Answer: California law sets a maximum statutory fee dealers may charge for a PPT

    California law establishes a statutory maximum fee that licensed dealers may charge for processing a private party transfer, preventing excessive charges.

  5. Can a California resident legally loan a handgun to a friend for home protection?

    Answer: Generally no, with only very narrow exceptions such as immediate danger situations

    Informal handgun loans are generally prohibited in California; a narrow exception exists when a person faces imminent danger and can legally possess a firearm.

  6. An out-of-state resident wants to give a firearm as a gift to a California resident. How must this transfer occur?

    Answer: The firearm must be shipped to a California licensed dealer for proper transfer

    Firearms sent as gifts from out of state must be shipped to a California licensed dealer, who then completes the DROS and transfers the firearm to the recipient.

  7. Which of the following is exempt from California's one-handgun-per-30-days purchase limit?

    Answer: Receiving a handgun through a qualifying intrafamilial transfer

    Qualifying intrafamilial transfers — such as from parent to child or grandparent to grandchild — are exempt from the one-handgun-per-30-days limitation.