ForEnglandJames
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Last week, a friend of my father's slipped into a coma. He is in very poor health and we are unsure if he will recover. If he does begin breathing on his own, he is almost certainly going to be in a vegetative state due to the brain damage.
The issue is that he has quite a few guns and there is some concern over leaving them unattended (not locked up in any way) in a house in a questionable neighborhood that could easily be broken into.
His next of Kin are two cousins. One lives in Florida and one in New York. The one in New York seems to be the one handling the situation. She (the cousin) would like my father to remove the guns, valuables and important documents from his friends house (for safe keeping). My father has a key because they are very close friends and he has been helping him for many years.
This presents a whole bunch of issues and I'm unsure how to tell my father to proceed:
- Is he (or anyone) allowed to remove guns from the premises if he gets permission from someone legally designated to be responsible?
- What kind of paperwork has to be completed by the person who is designated to be responsible for his possessions?
- There is a handgun (looks like it would fall under C&R). My father does not have a C&R or a HQL. I will have both soon. Can either or us remove it?
- Should we contact the MD State Police? Will they just confiscate his possessions (assuming he has no will or trust)?
What do you guys think? So we're clear, no one is trying to do anything shifty. We're just concerned about leaving these guns unguarded in a bad neighborhood.
Your thoughts are appreciated, as well as prayers for my dad's friend.
The issue is that he has quite a few guns and there is some concern over leaving them unattended (not locked up in any way) in a house in a questionable neighborhood that could easily be broken into.
His next of Kin are two cousins. One lives in Florida and one in New York. The one in New York seems to be the one handling the situation. She (the cousin) would like my father to remove the guns, valuables and important documents from his friends house (for safe keeping). My father has a key because they are very close friends and he has been helping him for many years.
This presents a whole bunch of issues and I'm unsure how to tell my father to proceed:
- Is he (or anyone) allowed to remove guns from the premises if he gets permission from someone legally designated to be responsible?
- What kind of paperwork has to be completed by the person who is designated to be responsible for his possessions?
- There is a handgun (looks like it would fall under C&R). My father does not have a C&R or a HQL. I will have both soon. Can either or us remove it?
- Should we contact the MD State Police? Will they just confiscate his possessions (assuming he has no will or trust)?
What do you guys think? So we're clear, no one is trying to do anything shifty. We're just concerned about leaving these guns unguarded in a bad neighborhood.
Your thoughts are appreciated, as well as prayers for my dad's friend.