Passing on

[gage]

All except the Fenway part...but that will be done before I go to sleep tonight.
See how INGO has changed my life?
Good medicine.

 

[Sausagecake]

I plan on doing so to my children, if that is not the case, my sisters children. If her children do not appreciate firearms the way I do I always have friends.

 

[irishfan]

My son...a few were given to me so I will do the same to him. I have one rifle that I refuse to sell or trade and that is my garand which will be his.

Option 2: The Brady Campaign because I know it will just **** them off!!

 

[bigus_D]

I hope this is not a decision you need to make soon.

This is a decision that should be made now... i.e. not after you are dead. At that point, it is too late.

What happens to your 'estate' if you get hit by a bus tomorrow?

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

I'll take 'em, thumper.

 

[Thumper]

I don't plan on croaking soon.I don't have any kids and my wife does not like guns.I am the only person in my family that likes guns.As strange as it sounds it was my wife that asked what to do with them if i die.

 

[MrsGungho]

I don't plan on croaking soon.I don't have any kids and my wife does not like guns.I am the only person in my family that likes guns.As strange as it sounds it was my wife that asked what to do with them if i die.

find someone you trust and have them help her sell the guns for market value.

 

[MinuteMan47]

When I die I plan on being buried inside my locked safe with my guns.

 

[Bendrx]

Ok, here's my thought. Before the viewing, all the guns get loaded up and set out on a table or something reasonablly nice to display them. During the viewing, maybe towards the end (Remember this is viewing time) I'll have to get a couple buddies to do the "Weekend At Bernies" thing and prop me up and put an apple on my head. If you can shoot the apple off my head from across the room where the table is - Needs to be at least 50ft for pistols IMO - then you get that firearm. If you miss and don't hit me then your out for that round, if you hit me in the face then you get beat up. It's not cool to shoot a dead man in his face.

 

[pinshooter45]

What I'll Do

Since My youngest son is living with the Lord now. My oldest son will get all my guns. Unless for some reason he can't have them, then I will give them to my four grandchildren as I age and become less able to use them. And I will give them away before I die, God willing, still won't make everyone happy but at least no one will be able to say that wasn't the way I wanted it. Keeping at least one for self protection.

 

[G_Stines]

When I die I plan on being buried inside my locked safe with my guns.

+1 for that!!

I have mine written out to certain things, for instance, at this current time, I have no kids. My 30-06, and my 10/22 goes to my little sister. My .357 Mag and my .44 Mag go to my brother in law. My ballard is to be sold, and the money is to be divided between my two sisters and my mother.


Or lock me in my safe like MinuteMan said.

 

[indyk]

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I think the best thing to do is pass them to members who are most interested and most responsible in the family, if thats your son, daughter,etc. If you dont have anyone sell or donate them to the proper facilities, Proper gun clubs, organizations.

indyk

 

[indyk]

My son...a few were given to me so I will do the same to him. I have one rifle that I refuse to sell or trade and that is my garand which will be his.



This almost brought a tear to my eye, I sometimes think in his perspective about what he will, one day give to me.

sorry for the hi-jack

 

[JohnP82]

My son

 

[karodger]

very good question. I hope one day I have kids(hopefully sons) to pass them on to.

I was just thinking about this the other day because my girlfriends dad was talking about the same thing at dinner. His decision was that all 3 children take turns picking one at a time till they're gone. If someone doesn't want any then they still pick and if they sell them then the other 2 get first dibs. Luckily for me my girlfriend is the oldest and has no interest and he already said I get to pick for her (he likes me a lot some how he knows I'll be around before I do ). His son does get the safe tho.

 

[45calibre]

i was thinking the same exact thing today. no one in my family like guns like i do. im young though and no kids here. i would have to find someone who appreciates them as much as i do.

 

[parson]

My kids don't have a lot of interest in firearms. I try to keep a list of what they ought to be worth so if they are sold off after my demise, the wife, if she survives me, will have ad idea of value.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

One thing for us all to keep track of:

If you're planning on bequeathing your firearms to someone who lives out of state, or who may very well live out of state when you go 10-0: If you don't specifically enumerate the firearms (make, model, & serial # if at all possible) in the will or trust paperwork, then the recipient will probably have to arrange for shipping and FFL transfers of all the firearms.

If they ARE specifically enumerated, the BATFE in their infinite wisdom has deemed the transfer as not requiring FFL transfers.

So, if you know that you're "getting stuff" from someone out of state, make sure things are enumerated properly. If not, be prepared to pay for shipping and transfer fees.

-J-

 

[BigMatt]

I keep a list of all of my firearms along with serial number, person I bought them from, price I paid and potential value. I don't want my wife to get screwed because "She doesn't know what she has"

 

[Rookie]

Here's my serious answer to your serious question. The two boys have 'picked out' what they would want. My wife gets her favorites also. Everyone knows what they want ahead of time. The daughter doesn't want anything so she gets the money from whatever is left.
My point is: make a plan. That way there is no fighting over the guns. The guns are separate from the rest of the estate which will go to my wife. Write it out and check with all parties so there are no questions. Make a will. Keep it up to date.

My grandparents set up something that I think is brilliant. When they are both dead, an appraiser will come in and assign a value to everything. Once that is done, the value will be divided equally and each child will be given "money". Then each item will be auctioned to the kids. If someone wants something bad enough, then they will bid until they get it. Once all the "money" has been spent, leftover items will be auctioned in an estate sale. The kids will have the opportunity to buy items at the real auction, but they will have to spend their own money. After the auction, any money made will be divided equally. Leftover items will be donated to missions.