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When my father died some dozen years ago, I let my brother have almost all his small gun collection instead of taking half as our mother offered.
I selected one S&W and let my brother have the rest since he was gun poor. The collection included my grandfather's Springfield trapdoor .45-70 and a vintage .36 caliber muzzleloader, besides my father's S&W's, a classic Winchester 12 gauge semi-auto and various others.
So over the years, my sister-in-law had a relative commit suicide with a gun. Her dislike of guns grew.
When I visited my brother and sil for a while, he bought a Colt Govt .380 (with wife's permission) and I gave him a gift certificate for an NRA pistol course in his area and a hard shell pistol case.
Some months later, another relative of my sil commited suicide with a handgun. Her dislike and fear of guns grew even more.
Well my brother had been a quiet alcoholic who finally got some help. While he was in alcohol rehab, his wife hid his pistol. Even though he was sober when he got out she wouldn't give it back to him. My brother was very upset. You see, he had hidden $2,500 dollars from her in that pistol case. She didn't (and doesn't) know that.
But since he was so upset, she decided to get rid of all the guns. She sold, gave away, or somehow made every one disappear.
Yep, they're still married. My brother figured he needed her more than the guns or money. That's what I call a high maintenance woman.
Larry
I selected one S&W and let my brother have the rest since he was gun poor. The collection included my grandfather's Springfield trapdoor .45-70 and a vintage .36 caliber muzzleloader, besides my father's S&W's, a classic Winchester 12 gauge semi-auto and various others.
So over the years, my sister-in-law had a relative commit suicide with a gun. Her dislike of guns grew.
When I visited my brother and sil for a while, he bought a Colt Govt .380 (with wife's permission) and I gave him a gift certificate for an NRA pistol course in his area and a hard shell pistol case.
Some months later, another relative of my sil commited suicide with a handgun. Her dislike and fear of guns grew even more.
Well my brother had been a quiet alcoholic who finally got some help. While he was in alcohol rehab, his wife hid his pistol. Even though he was sober when he got out she wouldn't give it back to him. My brother was very upset. You see, he had hidden $2,500 dollars from her in that pistol case. She didn't (and doesn't) know that.
But since he was so upset, she decided to get rid of all the guns. She sold, gave away, or somehow made every one disappear.
Yep, they're still married. My brother figured he needed her more than the guns or money. That's what I call a high maintenance woman.
Larry