Anyone else have nobody to will their guns to?

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Death is a long way off (I hope) but I've been thinking about who I would want to leave my guns to. I can't come up with anyone. The one person I know that would really appreciate them has lots of financial difficulties and I know all my guns would be in the pawnshop the day after I died. :(

I shouldn't really care what happens to them when I'm gone, but I do.
 
I know what you mean, it may be way down the line...but I'm already looking around for a trustworthy relative - or worthy friend to pass them along to. One of them that has been in the family for a while may wind up in a museum, because even though it's not particularly valuable, it has some interesting historical connections, and that way it can't wind up in a pawn shop.
 
I made a list of my shootin' buddies, which is kept in a bank safe deposit box along with other important papers. In my will are instructions for my lawyer to retrieve that list. My will specifies that the people on that list are to draw a number (out of however many are on the list). Then, person no. 1 has first pick of any gun in my collection that he/she chooses. Person no. 2 gets second choice, and so on. When all have had one choice, they start again with no. 1. Any odd number of guns left over at the end are up for grabs by concensus and discussion. Also, the person picking a particular gun gets all the bits and pieces that go with it (e.g. magazines, speedloaders, etc.).
 
I have my dog, but so far he hasn't shown a whole lot of interest.

With the way our liberties have been trampled into the ground over the last two years I don't really see this as being an issue for very long.
 
No problem with that here............my son is a shooter also......he gets all my firearms.;)

PS. That may happen before my death as I'm now 71 YO (my son is 28) and if/when it's gets to the point that I can't use them due to any health problems ............ then he gets the guns then.
 
One idea is to give them away, one by one, to deserving people as you get older - maybe that young enthusiast at your gun club, or the helpful neighborhood kid, etc. Then you can get your satisfaction out of the guns while still alive and appreciative.
 
I found a good friend young enough to be my son who's a shooter.

He'll get the bulk of my collection. A couple of young cousins might get one or two.

There will be a stipulation in the will to never sell or trade these guns but to always pass them on in like manner. I don't believe this has the force of law. It will be worded to their soul: on your honor...
 
Luckily I have my son to pass all mine along to. My father-in-law actually has already given the little fella 3 but at just 2yo he's still a bit too young for 'em. :p

Now, one idea if there's no person/people to pass them along to is to will them to a local club for training purposes. Does the Eddie the Eagle program have any programs that would be able to use them?
 
No problem here....

I will have no problem with having someone to leave them to. The only problem will be deciding who gets what. I have a 6 year old, a 3 year old and two year old twins. The 6 year old already shoots and even has her own pistol. The 3 year old is coming on strong and so is the 2 year old boy. Both of them love to have me take them on a "tour" of the gun safes.
 
Some good thoughts post. Here's one more.
I like the idea of passing them on to young shooters/hunters if you have none of your own. Perhaps you could donate them to raffle drawings held by organizations including but not limited to:

Ducks Unlimited

Pheasents Forever

(whichever state name here) Whitetail Assoc.

All the best
 
I dwell on this topic alot, and not just my guns, but all my more valuable long term items.

It bothers me alot. I have this horrible feeling that when I pass, there will be no family or friends left to pass the items along to (single and no plans to change that), so then the state will wind up claiming everything, and not only will the value and history of the items be lost, but most likely the guns would be melted down.


:(
 
My Son, who is now sixteen, once asked me if my guns would be his someday. Told him each and everyone in my possession at the time would go to him.
He thought about it for a minute and then said "So I need to be careful and not get in trouble (with the law) so that I'll be able to have them then."
Yep. That and vote.
 
I'm going to look into leaving mine to the NRA. I know they have that as an option. I don't have anybody (nephews, etc.) that I would trust with them. Possibly in the future, but who knows?
 
I have three kids so I figure that I have to leave them each with an identical collection (at least that is what I tell the better half when UPS shows up with yet another box of rifles :D ).

For giving outside the family (or even within) you ought to write up a short biography of yourself & what you know of the history of the weapon, laminate it & stick it under the butt plate. Having a history of who once owned the weapon can only increase the intangible value of it years from now.

Greg
 
I'd give guns away in my old age—tomorrow, for example—if I knew any young shooters who'd appreciate them.

Mine are to be sold, and the proceeds evenly divided between the N.R.A. and G.O.A.
 
I'm not having any kids so my wife and I have discussed who'd get the guns. A few of my friends would get a few things I'd know they'd like, my dad (if he's still here) would get one or two (even though he's not really a shooter), and the rest would go to my wife for her to do with as she sees fit. I imagine she'd probably keep the ones she considers hers anyway and sell the rest for the money. The best ones would have already been willed to good homes, so I don't have a problem with that.
 
This thread has really got me started thinking.My stepson is not a shooter and my grandson is only three. I turned 50 last Nov. I haven't given much thought to who would get my guns. I like the idea of giving them away before I die. My brother uses an old 30-30 Marlin to deer hunt so I'll probably give him my 7mm Rem mag Weatherby with a 2X7 Leopold Vari-X III scope. I have a friend whose daughter used my Model 29 "Dirty Harry Special" .44 mag with a Leopold Gilmore red dot to deer hunt the last 2 years so She'll probably get it before the next deer season. My cousin likes to deer hunt with a muzzleloader so I'll give him my Thompson .50 cal Black Diamond XR stainless(unfired) and Leopold scope. That's 3 down and only 28 more to go. I wish I'd thought of this last month. It would have made some very nice Christmas presents. I guess my wife can do what she wishes with the rest.
 
I hope to leave them to my son one day. He is only a year and a half old now but if something happened was to me in the near future I know my wife would make sure he got them.
 
Since we are the current guardians of freedom the guns should be passed on to the next generation so that they too will take our place as the new guardians of freedom. Luckily I have four children that are shooters so I dont have a problem with distribution.
 
Hey, Standing Wolf - not only am I 20, I'm also in Colorado! :)

Seriously, why not will them to your local club, on the condition that they be given to aspiring young shooters who would put them to good use? Seems to me (as much as I do like the GOA) that would do more from the RKBA than an advocacy group could do with their monetary value.
 
The answer is simple.

Do something with your life.

Make sure that documented proof that you once owned the gun will raise it's value.
 
I found a good friend young enough to be my son who's a shooter.

He'll get the bulk of my collection. A couple of young cousins might get one or two.

There will be a stipulation in the will to never sell or trade these guns but to always pass them on in like manner. I don't believe this has the force of law. It will be worded to their soul: on your honor...
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(emphasis mine)

That is quite possibly the best suggestion I have ever heard of concerning this subject.

Wes
 
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