[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Every handgun sold in California is registered. Your name is tied to the guns serial number on the Form 4473. Every single handgun. These forms are supposed to be destroyed but instead are kept forever.

That is gun registration.

[Nachoman]

I’m no fan of form 4473, but it is the only real liability protection for a gun dealer if a buyer goes off on a killing spree with the purchased firearm.

[smokingfrog]

There is no firearm registration requirement in California except for assault weapon owners and personal handgun importers. However, you may submit a Firearm Ownership Record to the DOJ for any firearm you own. Having a Firearm Ownership Record on file with the DOJ may help in the return of your firearm if it is lost or stolen. With very few and specific exceptions, all firearm transactions must be conducted through a firearms dealer.