House Clean Out Guns...

huntergarret

Friend of mine does house clean outs for a living and often finds guns in the process. He has a bunch of old revolvers and a few newer ones. Question is, what can he do with them? I'm assuming the newer ones are registered in someone elses name...Legally, anything in the house is his once the family signs the papers. How can he go about owning any of these legally? If a older hand gun is not registered, can he register it? Can he check to make sure none of these were used in a crime? Thanks guys.

Sal

rufe-snow

Lots depend on his State & City of residence. If he can prove legal ownership vis a vis the papers signed by the previous owners, he is ahead of the game. The need for "registration" would only apply in certain commy states and cities. The paperwork assigning him ownership of all goods in the house, would suffice in many gun friendly areas.

Robin

Typically, Title 1 firearms are not registered to owners. This would be firearms that are not machine guns, suppressors or short barreled shotguns/rifles (or anything required to be on the NFA registry). I would run a check through the local police for stolen weapons, create a record of where they came from and if possible, it would be nice to have a statement from the property owner that hired your buddy confirming the firearm was to be discarded.

Situations such as you describe are where most of the novelty guns such as the Ithaca Auto-Burglar 20 ga, Mable Gamegetter .410/.22 O/U, H&R Handy Guns, etc. turn up. Be careful with these babies. The BTAF considers these "very dangerous contraband" if not registered. In fact, they are nothing more than curious novel firearms that should be preserved by collectors. Maybe one day the BTAF will wake up and let these old jewels be registered or considered only C&R.

Your buddy is lucky, maybe he'll run across something very collectible. He may be able to add a clause to his cleaning invoice stating that all debris removed from the site is subject to disposal or retention at his discretion.

huntergarret

He is working in Cleveland, OH but lives in Erie, PA.

huntergarret

quote:Originally posted by Robin
Typically, Title 1 firearms are not registered to owners. This would be firearms that are not machine guns, suppressors or short barreled shotguns/rifles (or anything required to be on the NFA registry). I would run a check through the local police for stolen weapons, create a record of where they came from and if possible, it would be nice to have a statement from the property owner that hired your buddy confirming the firearm was to be discarded.

Situations such as you describe are where most of the novelty guns such as the Ithaca Auto-Burglar 20 ga, Mable Gamegetter .410/.22 O/U, H&R Handy Guns, etc. turn up. Be careful with these babies. The BTAF considers these "very dangerous contraband" if not registered. In fact, they are nothing more than curious novel firearms that should be preserved by collectors. Maybe one day the BTAF will wake up and let these old jewels be registered or considered only C&R.

Your buddy is lucky, maybe he'll run across something very collectible. He may be able to add a clause to his cleaning invoice stating that all debris removed from the site is subject to disposal or retention at his discretion.


Its funny that you mentioned them...most of his old revolvers are H&R.

konamtbiker

Setting aside the legality aspect of the situation. I would take them to a gunsmith, a good one. And have them inspected. If you found them who knows who owned them before. They may be unsafe to shoot. If they have been abused, such as. Rusty Chambers, Rusty bore, Incorrect headspace just to name a few.