helping a friend

[moosegun]

Nope

your heart was in the right place..I'm no lawyer but in the eyes of the law you may have commited a felony possesion stolen firearm. I would give the gun back to your friend ASAP.. you can take the gun appart and let her hide the parts in different places. so even if her dad finds it he can use it..not right away anyways.

[Notorious]

Here, if your friend doesn't want to spend $50 on a handgun safe, you go buy a $3 Master padlock and open the cylinder, put the padlock on the topstrap of the frame with the cylinder open, and give it back. Keep the key. Now the revolver is going to be deadly only when thrown at someone.

The father would have to spend quite a bit of time sawing at it to get it to be functional. He would be better served sawing off his hand and bleeding to death.

You can thank me later by hooking me up with the ex's sis... (if she's hawt).

[HarrisonS004]

Here, if your friend doesn't want to spend $50 on a handgun safe, you go buy a $3 Master padlock and open the cylinder, put the padlock on the topstrap of the frame with the cylinder open, and give it back. Keep the key. Now the revolver is going to be deadly only when thrown at someone.

The father would have to spend quite a bit of time sawing at it to get it to be functional. He would be better served sawing off his hand and bleeding to death.

You can thank me later by hooking me up with the ex's sis... (if she's hawt).

This or taking it apart seem like very easy, reasonable ideas that could save you from prison. I also felt I needed to quote the above post because of the last sentence.

[Ron-Solo]

No good deed goes unpunished.

[SparrowHanger]

What you have just reported on a public forum is that you have committed multiple felonies.

Grand theft firearm.
Receiving stolen property.
Possession of a stolen firearm.

Way to go.

If the dad is suicidal real help needs to be given not just a hope for the best attitude. If they feel strongly he is going to kill himself the police should be called and yes his firearm would be LAWFULLY seized.

That is nonsense. He doesn't know if the father surrendered his gun to the girls. If father did, it isn't stolen. While it may seem the legally nice way of handling things, involving the police may be the last thing the father needs to push himself over the line. Getting the gun away from the father was the right thing to do but he needs professional help. That can mean bringing in the police if absolutely necessary but that means be prepared to commit the father for at least a short period of psychatric evaluation. Before involving the police, which may only worsen the Father's problems, I hope the girls try to get him into a voluntary mental health program.

[RedMongooSe]

The legal technical way is to report the 5150 and have the weapon surrendered until he is adjudicated okay or if not, then it will have to be disposed of.

The daughters can have the weapon transferred by operation of law without a PPT.

I would have the daughter buy a pistol safe for $50 and lock it up at home and you stay out of it.

my understanding is after a non-voluntary 5150, you cant own firearms. however, a voluntary 5150 you are ok to own guns. I heard that a lot of LEO's who get called ON for a 5150 hold end up voluntary admitting them selves for this reason.

as for my opinion, I would go to walmart, and buy the 20$ lockable winchester safe and hide it somewhere.

[Notorious]

I've taken people in for involuntary 5150 and we did not seize firearms on the spot. We just took them to the ward and let the mental health people sort it out.