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natman · December 3, 2011, 09:29 AM

I think there are some Federal exemptions for direct transfers from parent to child, but I'm not going to look them up because you've got a different set of issues because your daughter is in CA.

She'll have to have a CA handgun license. http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/hscinfo.php

I'm pretty sure you can't send in a handgun that isn't on the CA approved list.
http://certguns.doj.ca.gov/

And you'd have to send it to a CA FFL. Shop around, FFL fees in CA are steep.

You would probably be better off arranging to have a CA FFL order a gun that is on the CA list and having her pick it up there, saving you handgun shipping, which is expensive, and FFL fees.

Good luck.

December 3, 2011, 09:29 AM	#5
natman Senior Member Join Date: June 24, 2008 Posts: 2,605	I think there are some Federal exemptions for direct transfers from parent to child, but I'm not going to look them up because you've got a different set of issues because your daughter is in CA. She'll have to have a CA handgun license. http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/hscinfo.php I'm pretty sure you can't send in a handgun that isn't on the CA approved list. http://certguns.doj.ca.gov/ And you'd have to send it to a CA FFL. Shop around, FFL fees in CA are steep. You would probably be better off arranging to have a CA FFL order a gun that is on the CA list and having her pick it up there, saving you handgun shipping, which is expensive, and FFL fees. Good luck.