Can I Bring My Gun to California?

Maybe.  It depends on the type of gun, how you plan to carry it and how long you plan to stay.  

If you are merely traveling through California as a visitor, as long as the gun is not on the list of banned firearms from California, such as certain assault weapons [check the California Secretary of State’s website for the full list of banned firearms], if you can legally carry the weapon in your home state, you can have the weapon with you in California  if you carry it in a separate locked container within your vehicle and the weapon is unloaded.  The locked container cannot be the glove box or the utility box that is attached to the vehicle, it needs to be a separate locked container.  

If you are moving to California, you need to apply for a certificate to own the gun in California within 60 days of your move here. New residents need to contact the secretary of state at  https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/ab991  and submit a  New Resident Report of Firearm Ownership (BOF 4010A) form along with a $19 application fee.  If you do not apply for a certificate to keep the weapon, the law requires that you sell or transfer the firearm to a California licensed firearms dealer or to another individual using a California licensed firearms dealer to conduct the transaction; or sell or transfer the firearm to a California police or sheriff's department. If you choose to sell or transfer the firearm to a police or sheriff’s department, you should contact them for instructions before bringing in your weapon so that they can instruct you on how to conduct the transfer.  

Good luck. 

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