SelfDefense

My father is fine. My mother passed three years ago. Peacefuljeffrey makes a good point; that removing the gun does not remove the possibility of suicide. What is does remove is a particularly simple, historically appealing method. A method that can performed with very little time and thought. Of course, someone determined to kill themselves will find a way. In fact, my mother intentionally OD'd on pills following a debilitating stroke. I am not a psychologist but his reaction seemed normal to me under the circumstances. My father has always been mentally strong. I did not think he would kill himself. However, if he did use the gun I would never have been able to live with myself.

I am not a sentimental kind of guy. The past should be buried.

raytracer

First off, my condolences to you and your father.

Second, I would agree with selling it to a gunshop or pawnshop and getting something for it. You won't get full value, but even if you get $50, you and your Dad can go out and have a nice steak dinner. Maybe not Ruth's Chris, but Outback at least.

That said, if you don't even want to go to that much trouble, PM me. I'll send you a box containing another box, tape, and a fedex label to my FFL. You'll expend about 50 calories worth of energy and it'll be out of your hair - and legally out of your name - forever.

Joe

takurpic

Not trying to stir it up or anything, but if you took the pistol from your father without his knowing, doesn't that make it stolen? What if your dad reports it stolen and you go into a pawn shop to sell it?

I'm not saying I disagree with your actions (I would do the same) but you might want to hold off on selling for a while.

raysheen

agreed...just sell it and the gun won't be destroyed in the same way that it would if you bring it to the police station...and I think that anyone here would do the same as Joe

MR D

personally, I would be very wary of selling a firearm I did not own - did your father give it to you ? Did he give you permission to dispose of it?

I had a friend a few years back who went through a VERY messy divorce - I had some of his firearms in my custody for a couple of years - including his duty piece... he went through counseling and when the agency cleared him I returned his firearms

Tye_Defender

My condolences to you and your father. Losing a loved one is always hard. Losing a mom or wife has got to be hard.

That being said, when I saw the title of this thread I thought it was a joke. With all of us gun-nuts here, I can't imagine an unwanted firearm. I do have a few that are probably feeling neglected, but it's not that I didn't / don't still want them I just have been busy and have not been able to spend the quality time with them. As they get older it just takes a little more work to get the quality time, especially when you have younger ones.

As I read through the first post, it isn't a joke. But I still wonder why you would want to get rid of the gun so quickly?

Do you not think your Dad will ever get over this loss so you will not give the gun back? If that is the case, then you need to get him help. It sounds like you don't think this is a problem, so why not give the gun back to your dad?

gwhall57

Most PD will destroy the gun - make it not able to fire. Tossing it in the trash means that whoever picks it out of the trash now has a weapon in working order...

Just my $0.02

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cagueits

I don't know the details of your situaton, but how about you ask your father if he would like to go shot it? It seems to me that you will both have a hobby where you can spend some extra time together.

Definetly do not get rid of it without your father's consent. After all, it isn't your property.

bcnu1911

I have never heard of a gun person wanting to just throw away ANY gun. I would love to have any gun that was my dad's. Unfortunately, he was killed back in 82 and I did not get one single gun he had.

If you don't want it that badly, give it to someone on here. I suppose that you could wait till Chicago has another gun buy back program and take it there. John

bmcgilvray

Sure looks like similar Berreta .22 models. Bet it was made by Beretta for Sears. Might be worth a tidy sum.