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Heirlooms...what will happen to your guns?.......

RembrandtRembrandt Member Posts: 4,486 ✭✭
edited February 2002 in General Discussion
What will happen to your guns when you check into the nursing home?....are some of your guns destined to become family heirlooms?....or are there family members you would rather not see get your favorites?....
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  • BullzeyeBullzeye Member Posts: 3,560
    edited November -1
    "I leave my guns to the local NRA chapter to distribute to children in need....of guns"
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  • Bushy ARBushy AR Member Posts: 564 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My son will get mine.He is a better shot anyway.I like the fact that he already knows how to clean them all.They will be in good hands.
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  • Hans GrueberHans Grueber Member Posts: 244 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm bringin' mine with me to the nursing home, You might need them to defend yer prescriptions from the other old farts.
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  • badboybobbadboybob Member Posts: 1,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'd rather shoot myself than go to a nursing home.
    PC=BS
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  • RembrandtRembrandt Member Posts: 4,486 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'll probably leave everything to our two sons...but that could change depending on how many grandkids we have...would be kinda nice to present each grandchild with a heirloom collectible....time will tell. Only hope it will mean as much to them as my grandfathers shotgun means to me....
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  • beachmaster73beachmaster73 Member Posts: 3,011 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Saxon Pig....you want to explain the hail of 9mm's from an MP-5. I just don't see you as one of those end of the world doom sayers. Beach
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  • BullzeyeBullzeye Member Posts: 3,560
    edited November -1
    And in reference to your musing of several months ago regarding your FAL vs a ATF SWAT team, Saxon, if you use FMJs, I would guess all of them.
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  • nunnnunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,078 ******
    edited November -1
    Depends on what sort of men my sons turn out to be. All else equal, I intend to divide them up, or let wife do it if I am gone.If I have to go to a home, one gun will go with me. Hidden, but it will be there.
    Certified SIG pistol armorer/FFL Dealer/Full time Peace Officer, Moderator of the General Discussion Board on Gunbroker. Visit www.gunbroker.com, the premier gun auction site on the Net! Email davidnunn@texoma.net Jesus is Lord!
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  • offerorofferor Member Posts: 8,625 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have no kids (that I know about). Having been the single sibling since 1975. I do have a godson who recently married, and I take my post at least a bit seriously, especially since his relationship with his stepmom was rough. He's not currently a shooter, but I have a feeling I may leave some of my valuables to him. My dad is still living, and I hope to inherit (assuming I don't "go" first) the M1 Carbine on which he taught me how to shoot a military rifle for defense. It's not a collector's piece, but it means something to me. Of course I hope to keep my guns for a while yet, and add to the collection...
    "The 2nd Amendment is about defense, not hunting. Long live the gun shows, and reasonable access to FFLs. Join the NRA -- I'm a Life Member."
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  • Ms. BeastMs. Beast Member Posts: 496 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You guys just come stay at the nursing home I work at and I will take care of your guns! I will make sure they are safe, I promise!Being in a nursing home is not a bad thing, we are nice and help a lot of people. It isn't home but a lot of people need the extra care that the family can't provide. Please don't make it sound like a bad thing!!My Ruger will go to my daughter.
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  • jonkjonk Member Posts: 10,121
    edited November -1
    Well, that's a long way off. If I have any kids they'll get them. I'll probably donate them to charity via NRA or auction otherwise. Maybe I'll grease a few up really well, vacuum seal them, seal them in PCV, and bury them for some far off archeologist to find.
    "...hit your enemy in the belly, and kick him when he is down, and boil his prisoners in oil- if you take any- and torture his women and children. Then people will keep clear of you..." -Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, speaking at the Hague Peace Conference in 1899.
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  • SXSMANSXSMAN Member Posts: 2,616 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My wife and I will not be having children,so I will be leaving my guns to younger friends.So all you slackers had better start being nice NOW to SxS.
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  • legn4legn4 Member Posts: 481 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I would to leave some of the nice ones to the boys. And have a auction with the rest, by then prices with crazy!
    Work'n like a dog all nite
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  • dhdh Member Posts: 127 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My wife and I have no kids so I would like my 2 nephews to each get one and a friend or two another.After that,I let that be up to my wife,in the event I go first.My oldest nephew is at M.D. Anderson right now but I'm sure he'll be O.K. and I know he will enjoy having something from the family when he's old like us. (44)??
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  • kimberkidkimberkid Member Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    In my safe I keep an inventory/value list in case anything "Un-forseen" happens to me, and so far, my son is on it to get an AR he likes, but the rest will probably be sold. I'll make that decisison when it gets here or leave it to my wife to make. At this point its hard to say because none of my children have the love for firearms that I do. They like to go plinking 1-2 times a year but thats about it. I have hope that Abby (16 months) will become a shooter, but that remains to be seen.
    Here's a thought: Let's make criminals responsible for their crimes ... ...Not blame society and the tools they use!kimberkid@gunbroker.zzn.com
    If you really desire something, you'll find a way ?
    ? otherwise, you'll find an excuse.
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  • wundudneewundudnee Member Posts: 6,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Like Kimberkid I have an inventory, actually a recipe card on each gun I have in my safe. My son is 35 and has the same appreciation for guns that I have. On the cards I have listed approximate value and any special features on each piece. My wife would probably never be able to open the safe so I have given my boy the combination and the key. I trust him completely to do the right thing. I do know that some of my passions aren't the same as his but they will in good hands. It's comforting and satisfing. He'll be welcome to anything he wants and the rest will probably be sold by knowledgeable sellers.
    "If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?" Will Rogers
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  • idsman75idsman75 Member Posts: 13,398 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Alas, I'm the only shooter in my family. Dad owns a shotgun that has probably been to the sporting clays range less than 10 times and has been in the field about twice. He fires his Kel-Tec more though. However, he has no passion for it. If my firearms go to my parents or my brother (should my time come before them) they will be sold way below their value and nobody in the family will have any appreciation for them. The family is far from being "in need" for money so I wouldn't feel right about having my firearms go to them just to be sold for pennies on the dollar. There really is only one gun that has any sentimental value to me. I would like my Ithaca 37 to be buried with me. The rest will probably go to close friends. Yes, I believe that the PVM would get them if I don't die before I get together with a lawyer to make a will. I had the opportunity on Saturday to do so at no cost. I was up until about 3am Saturday morning so it never happened.
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  • robsgunsrobsguns Member Posts: 4,581 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I too have a list of what each is worth. My children are only 5 & 6 so I dont know if they will deserve them. I wont be going to a nursing home though, my wife works at one now, and it aint gonna happen. Ms. Beast, no offense intended but, nursing homes suck badly, coming from my wifes knowledge of the care provided and lack of care from a large percentage of the staff. My wife is 5 years younger than me, hopefully that will be long enough for her to see me to my grave without going to a nursing home. One way or the other, my guns will either be sold or given to a responsible party, Lord knows that will be fun, try to FIND a responsible party.
    SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC
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  • jetjet Member Posts: 543 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    they will be" pried out of my cold dead hands"
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  • PupPup Member Posts: 217 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This topic kind of saddens me. Just recently I was told by my son that he's going to sell any guns I leave him because he'll "have no use for them" despite the fact that he's been shooting since he was 8 yrs old and took his first deer at 12. He's 18 now and with school and sports he doesn't seem to have much time or desire to go hunting or target practice. Maybe he will change his mind in the future. I can recall a period when I didn't shoot as much as I should have been, being newly married with a family and those pesky responsibility things. I didn't join the local gun club until I was 34 and shortly started bullseye competition after that. I suppose I'll have to see what the future holds for him. My daughter said she'd like a couple though As for the rest? Maybe some granchild will like them, or perhaps a few of the more colorful members of this board could get a surprise gift in the mail.
    Politicians, like diapers, should be changed often and for the same reason.
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  • thesupermonkeythesupermonkey Member Posts: 3,905 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Pup,I'm up for adoption!
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  • robsgunsrobsguns Member Posts: 4,581 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Pup, I am a second in the adoption proceedings. I never give away guns given to me, it will be safe with me, promise .
    SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC
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  • soopsoop Member Posts: 4,633
    edited November -1
    Nobody else in the family shoots so I guess the wife will probably sell them and buy something useless with the money.
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  • beachmaster73beachmaster73 Member Posts: 3,011 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Saxon Pig....Understand your position. Beach
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  • idsman75idsman75 Member Posts: 13,398 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    SaxonPig--Interesting...for a few minutes. Man, haven't you figured out probable avenues of approach to your residence and haven't you run through viable escape tactics in your mind yet? Man. At least go to Menards and invest in a few goodies.Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get me.P.S. Aluminum foil...just bought some tonight. Not enough to line all of my hats....need to go to Sam's Club and get more....
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  • 218Beekeep218Beekeep Member Posts: 3,033
    edited November -1
    Did sombody say somethin` about colorful? .218
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  • mudgemudge Member Posts: 4,225 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Since I'm 17 years older than Mrs. Mudge, I'm reasonably sure I'll go first. Barring an accident, of course. She shares my love of guns so they'll be in good hands. Our wills very clearly state what will happen to the guns should we both go simultaneously.Mudge the prepared Why am I talking about dying? I'm planning to live to be the oldest person on the planet. That way I won't have any elders to respect.
    I can't come to work today. The voices said, STAY HOME AND CLEAN THE GUNS!
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Wow, so many different responses here!#1 - Pup - from personal experience, don't take the word of an 18 y.o. too seriously. My parents asked me about something of sentimental value when I was 18 - told them to go ahead & sell. I kick my butt at least once a month . . . very hard . . . and that was (mumble) years ago. My opinion matured a heck of a lot in another 3 -4 years. Unless you plan on checking out prematurely, let him make that choice . . . betcha you will approve!I have listed all my firearms, with the family histories, for my kids. I know some items will stay cherished heirlooms (e.g., the weapons my ancestors used in 1776 & 1863). Others are of more recent vintage, but a history. Some are my personal purchases, consistent w/ my personal needs & interests. I'd add some more comments, but I'm sure ATF scumbags monitor these boards. For their info, I, and many of my close local friends, are with Saxon and, particularly after Waco / Ruby Ridge, decided we will act in concert if they ever come beating down the doors. In the end, we don't expect to win, but we do expect the body count to be higher on the other side. And, no, I don't trust my government. Ah, heck, I did add them any way. I get almost apolectic when I think about the way our individual freedoms are being stolen.
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  • j2k22j2k22 Member Posts: 329 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    a good topic, and one that we all need to take seriously. I am in the process of helping a good friend's widow liquidate his collection and loading room. Just amazing how many dollars can be tied up in seeming small things, like 30 cal Nosler Ballistic Tip bullets, Dillon toolhead assemblies, etc, etc, etc. I will probably end up spending a grand just for the relaoding stuff that interests me. Lucky for her that there are some friends who know the worth of all this "junk", and want to do the right thing for her and the kiddies. We all need a designated executor to make sure that our lifetime accumulation gets traeted properly. Most of us figure that we have many years left, and will eventually get around to this issue, but the reaper has a nasty habit of showing up without warning. My friend was a few weeks short of his 43rd birthday.
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  • gunpaqgunpaq Member Posts: 4,607 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Have witnessed a lot of prized family heirlooms and persons' possesions being disposed of without regaurd by the state, estate executors, and heirs who could care less about the historical significance and family connection, just wanted money out of the tangible property, and/or just had a thing against guns. Once it is gone, it is gone. I have an inventory of all firearms with complete decriptions and designations as heirlooms or property that can be liquidated. Each firearm that is a family heirloom or one of personal or historical significance has a notarized certificate designating it as such complete with decription, history, and a perpetual chain of custody.
    Pack slow, fall stable, pull high, hit dead center.
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  • BlokeyBlokey Member Posts: 284 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Blokey Pup!That's got a nice ring to it! (gimme gimme gimme!!)
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  • sandman2234sandman2234 Member Posts: 894 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Wife would probably keep the contender, and maybe a .22 revolver for the Kid and sell the rest. But if my Daughter reaches legal age b/4 I pass, she gets all of them. And She knows it. She is concerned enough to have asked me if there is anything I can do to keep "Mommy" from selling them if something happens to me. I figure she can talk her Mother out of selling them if she really tries. Wife isn't anti-gun, just has no clue as to what to do with all of these guns. But she does know how to spend the money if she sells them.
    Have Gun, will travel
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  • wundudneewundudnee Member Posts: 6,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The lawyer that drew up our wills told us that any personal items, guns, jewelery, clothes, keepsakes, etc. can be left to anyone of your choice by adding a codicil to your will. That way if you want neighbor Bill to have your favorite old rifle all you have to do is write it down sign it and attach it to your will. The wife can do the same. Just not the money and property.
    "If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?" Will Rogers
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  • edharoldedharold Member Posts: 465 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I will take them with me. A warrior should not go unarmed into the unknown.
    "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety"Benj. Franklin, 1759
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  • idsman75idsman75 Member Posts: 13,398 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yep, I'm most certain that all but 2 of my guns will go to the members of the PVM.
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  • William81William81 Member Posts: 25,342 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have everything spelled out in a letter to my wife that is updated at least twice a year and kept in the safety deposit box. Specific guns are to be given to our sons once they turn 25. The rest can be sold if needed and included in the letter is the name of two trusted friends that will help her.
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