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HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 12:42 PM Jun 2016

What to do with inherited guns you do not want

This is an issue I have thought about as the wife of an elderly man with a lot of medical issues, and a gun collection. What if I survive him and automatically inherit his guns? I am very much anti-gun and he has known this for over 40 years. I told him to at least Will them to somebody who wants and can own them. No, he has not done this. He says that I can sell them and make money from them. Blood money no matter how much I could sell them for. No, I do not want to make money from guns. Give them to the local police who will only sell them too? Same thing. Our children and their spouses do not want them either.

I would like them taken out of circulation for nobody to own them. I have read of an organization that will melt them down and make jewelry from them. Good solution in my book.

All this gun violence in our society keeps bringing this home to me. If I can do my small part, minus Husband's Will, I will do it. The bought and paid for NRA Congress is going to do NOTHING about it.

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What to do with inherited guns you do not want (Original Post) HockeyMom Jun 2016 OP
Have them melted down kimbutgar Jun 2016 #1
I'd say destroy them but I haven't the foggiest idea how to do that, especially no_hypocrisy Jun 2016 #2
first you make sure you there isn't one in the chamber gejohnston Jun 2016 #18
Whenever you deal with a gun for whatever reason, you check to see if Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #22
It seems like a waste to destroy them, but when they become your property to do with as you wish.... Just reading posts Jun 2016 #3
call the police mwrguy Jun 2016 #4
Find them a loving safe home with trusted instate friends. ileus Jun 2016 #5
Plus, a lawful collector with 50 guns is no more dangerous than one with 5 guns. appal_jack Jun 2016 #13
Here's an idea for her nykym Jun 2016 #6
cool, but how is she going to get them to Columbia gejohnston Jun 2016 #12
Why should guns not be destroyed, are they are sacred? sanatanadharma Jun 2016 #7
Not sacred, just expensive. ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #19
Strange, my guns don't have umbilical cords. My deer rifle has a sling. Does that count? Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #23
Agreed.......... mostly discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #24
that organization only takes gejohnston Jun 2016 #8
Find a deep lake Runningdawg Jun 2016 #9
Not exactly environmentally conscious ... Straw Man Jun 2016 #17
Collecting for over 40, years he may have some stuff worth some pretty big bucks. jmg257 Jun 2016 #10
Exactly. Depending on how many and collectable they are, selling then might pay for Just reading posts Jun 2016 #15
Historical value also FuzzyRabbit Jun 2016 #26
Take a welding class safeinOhio Jun 2016 #11
just a few more things gejohnston Jun 2016 #14
Have a local FFL sell them on consignment and donate the money ... DonP Jun 2016 #16
Seriously, before committing yourself to just having them destroyed, consult a knowledgeable S_B_Jackson Jun 2016 #20
I wonder.. virginia mountainman Jun 2016 #21
You can donate them to my safe via an FFL. Kang Colby Jun 2016 #25
Valuable collector's items are unlikely to be used Warpy Jun 2016 #27
chances are the cops will just sell them to an FFL at the next police auction. gejohnston Jun 2016 #28
Right. Straw Man Jun 2016 #29

no_hypocrisy

(49,044 posts)
2. I'd say destroy them but I haven't the foggiest idea how to do that, especially
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 12:47 PM
Jun 2016

without injury in case there's still a bullet in a chamber.

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
18. first you make sure you there isn't one in the chamber
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 09:28 PM
Jun 2016

then you use an angle grinder to cut the frame or receiver in half.

 

Eleanors38

(18,318 posts)
22. Whenever you deal with a gun for whatever reason, you check to see if
Thu Jun 23, 2016, 04:25 PM
Jun 2016

...it is unloaded. If you don't know how, don't touch the gun, and get help from a competent person. The vast majority of gun-owners practice this all the time, which probably explains the Plummeting death-by-gun accident rate for children 15 yrs. and younger, and the Plummeting hunter injury rate.

If you don't know how to get a bullet out of the chamber, don't touch the gun.

 

Just reading posts

(688 posts)
3. It seems like a waste to destroy them, but when they become your property to do with as you wish....
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 12:54 PM
Jun 2016

ileus

(15,396 posts)
5. Find them a loving safe home with trusted instate friends.
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 01:00 PM
Jun 2016

Believe it or not there are millions of firearms that aren't committing any violent acts out there.


I rehomed around 30 firearms last year after my father passed away, my brother rehomed the other half and his safe.


 

appal_jack

(3,813 posts)
13. Plus, a lawful collector with 50 guns is no more dangerous than one with 5 guns.
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 03:04 PM
Jun 2016

The most guns that anyone can field at a time is one long arm (rifle or shotgun), with maybe 2 pistols as backup. So, beyond those numbers, is the OP really generating "blood money" from the guns? No. Selling to a peaceable collector will do nothing worse than clutter somebody's safe...

-app

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
12. cool, but how is she going to get them to Columbia
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 02:47 PM
Jun 2016

and I doubt a pistol would make a good guitar.

 

Eleanors38

(18,318 posts)
23. Strange, my guns don't have umbilical cords. My deer rifle has a sling. Does that count?
Thu Jun 23, 2016, 04:28 PM
Jun 2016

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,593 posts)
24. Agreed.......... mostly
Thu Jun 23, 2016, 07:16 PM
Jun 2016

The apparently faith based illogic clung to by many ban happy control folks is a lot of the reason America has some its problems with guns.

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
8. that organization only takes
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 01:33 PM
Jun 2016

the ones used in crimes that the cops don't need for evidence. You can always contact them, but unless this artist is a Florida resident, the artist will have to fax a copy of an FFL to the one you plan to send them from. The dealer might charge you for the work and paperwork. The artist will definitely pay up to forty bucks per gun.

Or you can always do what one of Katie Couric's staffers did and admit to violating the Gun Control Act on TV.

The easiest thing is to load them in the car and pitch them in the ocean.
BTW, do you know how to unload and clear them?

Straw Man

(6,782 posts)
17. Not exactly environmentally conscious ...
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 09:16 PM
Jun 2016
Find a deep lake

and dump them. End of problem.

The metal parts will be coated with oil and residual solvents from cleaning. Also, they have to spend some time underwater before the will be rendered unsalvageable. If they are discovered before then, they could still be rehabbed and put to evil use. Furthermore, if there is any trace info, it will come back to her husband.

jmg257

(11,996 posts)
10. Collecting for over 40, years he may have some stuff worth some pretty big bucks.
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 02:24 PM
Jun 2016

May be worth him selling them now and you guys enjoying the $$, doing something noble with it, or the kids inheriting the cash.

 

Just reading posts

(688 posts)
15. Exactly. Depending on how many and collectable they are, selling then might pay for
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 03:22 PM
Jun 2016

the grandchildren's college education.

FuzzyRabbit

(2,097 posts)
26. Historical value also
Fri Jun 24, 2016, 12:19 AM
Jun 2016

Some of the guns might have historical value and belong in a museum. Have a good appraiser look at them before you decide what to do with them.

safeinOhio

(34,208 posts)
11. Take a welding class
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 02:25 PM
Jun 2016

And go full Martha Steward. Repurpose into works of art that express a message.

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
14. just a few more things
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 03:08 PM
Jun 2016
https://www.durysguns.com/news/gun-transfer-laws-buying-out-of-state

It kind of outlines the requirements under the GCA.
Oh, and don't ever use USPS for handguns, it has been illegal since 1927.
 

DonP

(6,185 posts)
16. Have a local FFL sell them on consignment and donate the money ...
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 03:29 PM
Jun 2016

... to a charity of your choosing. That guarantees a background check and legal sale.

Otherwise, somewhere down the road, you might find out that a gun or two was really worth a few thousand $$$ and realize that money could have really helped a lot of people.

S_B_Jackson

(906 posts)
20. Seriously, before committing yourself to just having them destroyed, consult a knowledgeable
Thu Jun 23, 2016, 12:50 AM
Jun 2016

auction house, for an appraisal of the value of your husband's collection. Depending upon what the collection contains, there may be some very valuable pieces.

Ultimately, the decision is still up to you...but at least you will be making an informed decision.

virginia mountainman

(5,046 posts)
21. I wonder..
Thu Jun 23, 2016, 04:10 AM
Jun 2016

Since you use terms like "blood money" and "gun violence" when discussing his firearms...

I wonder just how much bloodshed and killing, his extensive collection has caused his family?

 

Kang Colby

(1,941 posts)
25. You can donate them to my safe via an FFL.
Thu Jun 23, 2016, 11:23 PM
Jun 2016


I will see that they get a good home, a little CLP when needed, properly lubed actions, and TLC.

No, but in all seriousness he could have well over $100,000 in firearms. Don't do anything silly. Additionally, as others have stated if you don't understand gun safety, do not handle them yourself.

Warpy

(113,131 posts)
27. Valuable collector's items are unlikely to be used
Fri Jun 24, 2016, 12:24 AM
Jun 2016

to knock over a corner liquor store or shoot up a school. He's right, get them appraised and sell them to other collectors who will keep them under lock and key in display cases. The ones that aren't valuable can be turned over to the cops or you can hire a steam roller for the day.

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