one mistake and somebody was going to get killed and we worried about him shooting his wife and then himself...
my husband had to be the one to take it away from him and my FIL was furious...wouldn't talk to my husband which hurt my husband tremendously....finally demanded that he be paid for the gun to the tune of $600...
That “gun-in-the-walker” thing happens more than you’d guess. Over the years I’ve had family types bring guns to me worried that Dad/Granddad/uncle etc was getting erratic and wanted the gun made safe. They knew there’d be a fuss if they took it away so they’d ask me if I could disable it. The trick is to make it un-fireable but still look like it works. The idea works if only one gun is involved and I’ve been there-—done that-— numerous times. Same thing happens with power tools. Take the sharp ones away first. then the big ones.
Fellow that works for me occasionally , and his brothers, took their 95 YO Dad’s garden tractor away from him. I ragged on him about it but he said they had to because he rolled it!