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Old February 15, 2014, 10:32 AM   #15
Frank Ettin
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Join Date: November 23, 2005
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Originally Posted by Kev
...My father is up there in years (84) and in poor health, living in my home State of California
He has a close to 30 handguns that will be part of my inheritance.
Many are items purchased back in the 50's up till 90's I'd say

They are technically mine, can I ship them to Florida?
Do I check an entire suitcase with 30 firearms?...
No, and your doing so would make both you and your father felons under federal law. That would be a transfer of a handgun (or handguns) from a resident of one State to a resident of another, which must, under federal law, go through an FFL in the transferee's State of residence.

If your father writes a will, specifically names you as inheriting those handguns, and then upon your father's death the will is submitted to probate as required under California law, you would then, and only then, be able to gather up the guns and take them with you.
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