Giving away firearms before dying!

[toby]

Sadly I have been seeing a lot of threads both here and other forums about relatives dying and leaving their firearms up for grabs or sometimes left to certain individuals. This can create havoc,hardship,broken families and grief and really is unnecessary. Guys if your creeping up on age such as I, start giving your firearms away to whom ever you think will love to have them, I believe a gifted firearm is better then a left firearm. This way you can enjoy the giving and the surprise look and shear gratitude from the person receiving your firearms, you will also get to enjoy actually seeing them use and cherish said firearms. Think about it, those who have been giving firearms from family members will cherish that moment like no other especially the stories that go with it. I have been blessed with being able to do this my self and I can tell you I feel like a million bucks every time those young men talk about their firearms I gave them. I have a few more to give away so my full circle will be completed.

[TheExiled]

Unfortunately as I am finding out, sometimes the people we trust aren't as deserving of the trust we give them.

[8mmFMJ]

I'm 28 and an enthusiast. *winkwink

Heeeheee.



Ya when my dad died me and my brothers agreed to never sell his. So I store/care for them. Find a responsible home!

[elsolo]

My stepdad did that a couple years ago before he had his heart valve surgery.
He knew he wouldn't be able to go hunting anymore, so he asked the kids and grandkids that are hunters which of his guns they wanted most.

I asked for the O/U 20 ga that he taught me to hunt pheasant and quail with.
One of the grandkids really wanted the .22 pistol he taught him to shoot with.
Not sure who else got what, some went to lifelong friends and their kids.

The majority of his collection was .410 and 28ga Italian shotguns with fancy engraving and such, he sold those. They had no sentimental value(never used them), but good resale value.

He took up pistol shooting a year later (75 years old) and bought a Browning hi-power.
When I found that out, I gave him one of my CZ-75 single action pistols that I customized, he says it's his favorite. It will be one of my favorites when I get it back.

[smle-man]

So far I've given my daughters my Ruger Mk1 and Beretta 92F; My oldest son my M1A, M1 rifle, and Browning Hi Power; my youngest son my Remington 870 and when he graduates from Jr college my Saiga .223. I have asked each one of them to identify the firearms that they want now so there are no arguments later. I gave my son the M1A and M1 when he was home on leave from Iraq. It gave him another thing to look forward to when he made it home at the end of his tour there.

[TripleThreat]

I couldn't agree with you more.

If I were rich and had millions to leave my kids, I'd start giving it to them sooner rather than later, I'd like to watch them enjoy it and see how responsible they are, that might change what I leave them in the end.

Leaving one's children to fight over money and goods has broken more families than anything else I could think of. Many aren't clear and have that "you kids figure it out when I'm dead" attitude. What a mess.

Triple

[GMG]

My oldest son and grandson will receive what ever guns and related items are left behind.

[skibuff]

I'm only 43 healthy but have been look into this same thing with a couple different angles.

First I've talked with my 2 boys and they both have their favorites out of my collection. I've been letting them choose back and forth who will get what and other than a couple favorites neither cares too much what they get.

The tough part is I have 4 RAW's 3 of which are not ban by name and can be converted to BB guns. They just can't use all the Hi cap Mags then. I'm thinking that this Bullet Button bill will be structured similar to the 2000 AW ban in the sense that the new list of AW's will include Bullet Button guns. Here is my concern the part of the 2000 law that won't allow a RAW to be transferred in state even to a family member. So I've been try to figure out if I can put then in a trust in their name but won't be officially theirs until I croak.

[67goat]

I would prefer my family leave them to me. My father passed last year. My uncle is the only other person in our family to have guns. My sisters are not interested. Both my father and uncle live(d) out of state and have non-rostered handguns. Short of me moving, I would not be able to be gifted them.

[Sakiri]

Both of my parents are leaving everything to the only grandchild(my sister's son).

Which was kind of insulting. Especially the guns. Dad's got a decent collection and that snot kid's never gone shooting, nor has any desire to. Plus my sister won't let him near them. His dad was a drug dealer and always in trouble with guns so my sister said "no." Leaving them to him would make me sad.

[redcliff]

Sadly I have been seeing a lot of threads both here and other forums about relatives dying and leaving their firearms up for grabs or sometimes left to certain individuals. This can create havoc,hardship,broken families and grief and really is unnecessary. Guys if your creeping up on age such as I, start giving your firearms away to whom ever you think will love to have them, I believe a gifted firearm is better then a left firearm. This way you can enjoy the giving and the surprise look and shear gratitude from the person receiving your firearms, you will also get to enjoy actually seeing them use and cherish said firearms. Think about it, those who have been giving firearms from family members will cherish that moment like no other especially the stories that go with it. I have been blessed with being able to do this my self and I can tell you I feel like a million bucks every time those young men talk about their firearms I gave them. I have a few more to give away so my full circle will be completed.

+1, I'v been advocating the same thing for some time and have given several away so far and plan on doing more soon. When my best friend and shooting buddy of 38 years died suddenly and unexpectedly last year it put a whole new light on things.

[smle-man]

Something for us guys in our 50s with kids in their 20s who are into guns: If we give them one of our premium firarms now they have a high quality firearm or firearms to last them their adult life. If you keep it for yourself statistically you've got another 20 or so years with it and may stop shooting before you reach your shelf life anyway. Why not make sure your son or daughter has a high quality firearm to see them through their adult years? I miss my all GI M1A but my older son has a rifle for life. When my younger son graduates from college in 3 more years he gets the DSA 58 carbine that he loves.

[1SUMBCH]

My best friend has his choice of 3 of my guns, or I have choice of 3 of his guns, based on who passes first. I don't plan on it being me and have already selected my 3 guns of his... My two sons will split all (or the remainder) of my guns.

[berg]

At the very least make sure you have a will prepared, even if you aren't old. Add to the will a Special Bequeath List that will have a list of your guns and who gets them. This special list can be easily edited when you buy more guns or cousin Joey becomes a felon, and is easier than editing your actual will.