In article 12930@ttinews.tti.com, hollombe@polymath.tti.com (The Polymath) writes:
# In article <1993Jan19.170624.15773@btree.uucp> btree!andy@UCSD.EDU (Andy Bosik) writes:
#
# }... I rent a room a a friends house,and my friend
# }likes keeping one of my guns,a Ruger GP100
# }.357 revolver, in His room for self-protection. ...
# }... it is very
# }hard to get him to practice with any frequency. ...
# }... He also has the attitude that if He ever has
# }to use the gun for defense,He'll "Shoot em in
# }the leg!".
#
# Sounds like your friend has some seriously unrealistic ideas about guns
# and marksmanship. How is he about safe handling? (Do you really want to
# share a house with someone that ignorant who's armed?)
#
# Another point: Since the gun is yours, _you_ are legally liable for it.
# I.e.: If your friend does something stupid with it _you_ could be sued
# for the damages. For that reason there are _very_ few people I'd let use
# one of my guns unsupervised. All of them are known to me to be well
# trained, knowledgeable and sensible.
#
# The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe, M.A., CDP, aka: hollombe@polymath.tti.com)
# Head Robot Wrangler at Citicorp "If you can't stand solitude,
# 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. (310) 450-9111, x2483 perhaps others find you boring
# Santa Monica, CA 90405 as well." -- Mark Twain
In California, isn`t the loan of any firearm (appart from immediate family) considered a transfer of possesion and therefore subject to registration and a 15 day wait? If there is ever any altercation involving the said revolver, couldn`t a felony charge be made against you as a supplier of the gun on this basis?
I've been reluctant to let anyone else shoot my battle rifles ever since this latest tranfer law passed. You never know who else is at the range watching.
I don`t wish to become a "test case". Or, to lose the rifle in order to avoid court trials.
Anyone know for certain? I don't have the California Manifesto handy.
