Many threads have discussed the idea of burying guns for that reason - and what better place to bury one than in a hole that someone else has to dig? Your loved ones will know the location quite well, and no one will be suspicious if people go there to visit. Of course, going to a graveyard with a shovel is not exactly common , but this will force anyone doing so to exercise their wetware, which will be an important thing to do for anyone owing a gun in such an environment. Oh, and the idea of a family secret appeals to me. All that they have to do is slip something into the coffin at the last moment, and it is done. Don't forget to have them include the owners manual and some ammo, and to preserve the metal parts REALLY well in Cosmoline or something like it.