My BIL, who lives here says that I-594 is a slippery slope, as are all "common sense" gun laws.
I understand the I-594 law requires back ground checks on private sales, ie. selling to a relative, a friend.
This doesn't seem to be very enforceable. How they going to know?
you can’t even “give” away a gun to your grandson...forbidden....
Hypothetical situation:
You and your BIL are at the range. You each have your own firearms, but want to try one or more of the other’s.
Unless you have had a background check for each time you hand your pistol to him or vice-versa, you are BOTH breaking the law.
591 was the same law in limbo, waiting for a federal background check law.
Even worse. Scenario - we go hunting.. I have a brand new 12g. We swap guns for a few ducks so you can try it out.
Nothing wrong, huh? We are now BOTH in violation of the law. There was no transfer permit issued allowing that "transfer" between us.
Totally unenforcable other than to muck up the life of legal gun owners. Which is the real intent of this.
They won’t know, but if a firearm was purchased in the last few years and then sold or given to another and someone, for some reason or another (owner acquiescing to an otherwise illegal search during a traffic stop etc...) run the serial it will show up as illegally transferred and then both players in the transaction are in for grief.
It will be a LOT more effective once Washington gets a registration system in place, and you can bet your butt that will be on the agenda down the line. CA started off with pistols, and in the last few years included long guns and most recently the specific type of long gun.
I.e. if you bought an AR in CA more than a year ago, you’re only registered as owning a long gun, if you buy one now, you’re registered as owning an AR...