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May I suggest that you auction them right here on FR?
If you are in California, to comply with the states transport laws, the guns should all be ;
1) Unloaded (no rounds in chamber or magazine)
2) In a container (soft or hard sided doesn’t matter)
3) Handguns must be in a locked container
The trunk of your car is considered a locked container, as long as it’s not accessible from the passenger compartment of the car.
Call me. Give me your address.
I will personally come take them off your hands and be safe and secure about it.
This incident has already been duly noted by agents of the NSA and the Dept. of Homeland Security.
Black Suburbans should be arriving at your location in 5, 4, 3...
First - don’t tell anyone...
Ask the mod to delete this entire thread, contact a gun freeper and be quiet
Ping me privately and let me know what you got.
I don’t live far from you en and can take them off your hands easily
Unloading is primary, but how you plan to transport them is key as regards legality.
You shipping them or driving them?
Walmart sells plastic hardcases for rifles and handguns. Several handguns will fit in one rifle case if need be.
Get some cheap padlocks while there and use them on the cases.
Before moving the guns, make sure they are pointed in a safe direction, and open the action on each one to make sure they are unloaded.On guns with “clips” (removable magazines) remove the magazines first. Be careful on guns with internal magazines that there are no rounds in the gun that will cycle into the action when closed.
I just heard from John. Unfortunately, they were lost in a boating accident. Thankfully, no one was hurt in the incident.
Call a friend for help who knows how to handle guns, safely.
1. Always keep pointed in a safe direction
2. Always keep your finger out of the trigger guard
3. Check to make sure they are unloaded.
If you don’t know how to safely unload them here are some utube videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5zLyiEwssw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9jkLF71r5E
Regarding transportation. The laws vary wildly from state to state so it would be best to research the laws in your specific state.
OMG!! your lucky you are still alive! Quick call the police to come destroy them before they shoot you or someone else!!!!!
You got any pics of the guns you can post for us?
The first thing you DONT want to do is involve local law enforcement, who,given where you live,is likely to ‘help themself’ to your family treasures.
Suggest you google the National Rifle Association and get some help on the phone(preferably one that can’t be hacked into).
I see you are here in California. Is that where grandpa lives? CA has some of the most restrictive transport (not to mention transfer) laws in the country. To transport them all need to be unloaded. If they have detachable magazines make sure the magazines are unloaded, because transporting a loaded magazine, even if it’s not in the gun, is considered transporting a loaded gun, which is illegal. Second, they need to be locked in cases, and stored separately from the ammo (ie. guns locked in trunk, ammo in passenger compartment). The glove box is not considered a locked compartment.
As far as selling them, all transfers of ownership in CA must go through a licensed dealer. You (actually the owner) can sell them privately, but you have to go to a gun store and have background checks and state transfer fees. It’s much easier to just sell them through the gun dealer, either by selling them to the dealer, or on consignment (you’ll get more, but it will take longer). If there are handguns, you may not be able to sell them in state, as most models are now banned in CA. The dealer will be able to tell you, and possibly help transfer them out of state for sale.
http://www.nraila.org/gun-laws/state-laws/california.aspx
The general instruction:
1) take a firearm safety class before handling any of them.
2) identify the make, model and action of each firearm
3) look up a user guide for each firearm and read carefully
4) unload each firearm according to the manufacture’s recommended order of steps.
Thank you everyone, lots of good advice here. We’ll probably end up calling a local (Visalia) dealer once the property is inventoried and value has been established. Sadly, monetization of this estate’s properties and expenditures need to be meticulously tracked due to a semi-hostile entity within the family, so solid paperwork is valued a little higher than absolute best price. That and the crazy legal issues with transfer of firearms suggests this is a case best handled through a licensed dealer.
One last question, paperwork/documentation? What is required? We have power of attorney (grandma suffers from dementia), are there any documents we need to locate to ensure a smooth sale?