greengum
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I wanted to get a little clarification on a couple things. First let me throw some background story in. My father bought a colt .38 special from a friend of his about (edit) a lot of years ago. He assumed it wasn't stolen but at the time didn't really care because it was only used at his shop he owned in L.A. for self defense. The only time it has ever been fired is when I took it out to an outside range about 4 years ago. I clean it about twice a year and to this day it sits atop one of our tool boxes in case it is needed. I only pulled it one time in fear. A pit bull/shepard walked right into our shop one day. I pulled the gun, had it pointed at the dog as I walked backwards into our office!
Back to my topic. I want to UOC with it but I didn't want it to come back stolen if it was ran during a 12031 check. My father gave it to me and as far as I understand I don't need to register it nor do I need to pass some "test" because it was a gift from my immediate family. So I ventured to the Orange police department with the serial number written down along with make and model. I asked the noob behind the desk if he could run it and see if it was indeed stolen or anything else. He did and he informed me that it has no record whatsoever. It has never been registered. He also cautioned me that if I do plan to UOC with it and if it got ran I could have it impounded or taken to jail because it is an unregistered gun. I asked for the PC number on his claim and he quickly backed down and admitted he really didn't know.
I believe I have all my ducks in a row now, so tomorrow it is off to the range and to buy a couple speed loaders and a holster. Looks like I will be popping my Kalifornia OC cherry this weekend with my lil sister in tow recording, just in case. :celebrate
I would appreciate any input you guys have on the subject. Thanks
I wanted to get a little clarification on a couple things. First let me throw some background story in. My father bought a colt .38 special from a friend of his about (edit) a lot of years ago. He assumed it wasn't stolen but at the time didn't really care because it was only used at his shop he owned in L.A. for self defense. The only time it has ever been fired is when I took it out to an outside range about 4 years ago. I clean it about twice a year and to this day it sits atop one of our tool boxes in case it is needed. I only pulled it one time in fear. A pit bull/shepard walked right into our shop one day. I pulled the gun, had it pointed at the dog as I walked backwards into our office!
Back to my topic. I want to UOC with it but I didn't want it to come back stolen if it was ran during a 12031 check. My father gave it to me and as far as I understand I don't need to register it nor do I need to pass some "test" because it was a gift from my immediate family. So I ventured to the Orange police department with the serial number written down along with make and model. I asked the noob behind the desk if he could run it and see if it was indeed stolen or anything else. He did and he informed me that it has no record whatsoever. It has never been registered. He also cautioned me that if I do plan to UOC with it and if it got ran I could have it impounded or taken to jail because it is an unregistered gun. I asked for the PC number on his claim and he quickly backed down and admitted he really didn't know.
I believe I have all my ducks in a row now, so tomorrow it is off to the range and to buy a couple speed loaders and a holster. Looks like I will be popping my Kalifornia OC cherry this weekend with my lil sister in tow recording, just in case. :celebrate
I would appreciate any input you guys have on the subject. Thanks