Register and transfer featureless rifle at the same time?

[APeter001]

I'm looking to purchase a couple of rifles, but the original owner neglected to register them when he first came to Cali. I have no idea when that was but likely beyond the 60 day window.
His relative has power of attorney, as he is currently in jail (non firearm-related charge).

So, what is the best way to do this? Can I register and transfer the rifle (featureless AK or pump shotgun) in the same transaction? Or does his relative need to register it for him, wait some arbitrary period of time, then transfer it? or?? I'm trying to be as legal as possible but CA laws are

[Redeyedrider]

Who owns the gun, him or the convict? and what's the purpose of the power of attorney, is the guy senile?

[M1NM]

Walk away. Relative sells gun guy gets out of jail reports his gun stolen.

[APeter001]

The owner's willingness to sell is not at issue. The issue is the guns' status as 'saleable'. They may never have been in California, in a sale-able form.

Let's postulate that they are in "Nevada" in a safe legal storage place, whatever that means in NV. Gun owner is in CA and does not have freedom of movement to retrieve guns and sell them. Immediate relative is California resident, but can travel to NV to access the guns. Hypothetically... could the guns be driven (in an appropriate locked container, unloaded) to a CA FFL for transfer from NV or would they need to be given to an NV FFL, who I assume would verify they are in a configuration that could be shipped by the NV FFL to a CA FFL for pickup by new buyer? Or maybe they will simply want to sell the guns to the NV FFL and avoid the shipping hassle?

[Librarian]

I'm looking to purchase a couple of rifles, but the original owner neglected to register them when he first came to Cali. I have no idea when that was but likely beyond the 60 day window.
His relative has power of attorney, as he is currently in jail (non firearm-related charge).

So, what is the best way to do this? Can I register and transfer the rifle (featureless AK or pump shotgun) in the same transaction? Or does his relative need to register it for him, wait some arbitrary period of time, then transfer it? or?? I'm trying to be as legal as possible but CA laws are

Knowing the date would be helpful.

CA did not require long gun registration from new residents until Jan 1, 2014, so if he moved here sooner, that is not an issue.

But because there are so few 'registered with CA' long guns, and ownership, possession and use of such guns is legal, that is not checked.

Presuming the AK is not an 'assault weapon', as featureless would suggest, a PPT from the authorized agent to you would work.

[BAJ475]

The owner's willingness to sell is not at issue. The issue is the guns' status as 'saleable'. They may never have been in California, in a sale-able form.

Let's postulate that they are in "Nevada" in a safe legal storage place, whatever that means in NV. Gun owner is in CA and does not have freedom of movement to retrieve guns and sell them. Immediate relative is California resident, but can travel to NV to access the guns. Hypothetically... could the guns be driven (in an appropriate locked container, unloaded) to a CA FFL for transfer from NV or would they need to be given to an NV FFL, who I assume would verify they are in a configuration that could be shipped by the NV FFL to a CA FFL for pickup by new buyer? Or maybe they will simply want to sell the guns to the NV FFL and avoid the shipping hassle?

If they are not handguns prohibited by the roster or assault weapons banned by the assault weapon laws or weapons like SBR that are simply illegal, what is the problem?