Will Poon Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Bit of a morbid topic but we all have to die one day I had a will done about 10 years ago and I'm going to see my solicitor in the next few weeks to change some stuff , what should I do about my guns when I die is the question ? None of my family has a SGC so do I leave it up to a gun shop to somehow open the cabinet and sell the guns for my wife and kids or I was thinking of getting my son a SGC so it can be passed to him. What would you all do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyTed Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Leave them to me - problem solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlewis Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Never had this problem when my father passed away as I had SGC and when he was retired I asked local police force that not that I wished it but would I be able to put my fathers guns on my cert before he passed away so as not to cause my mother any worries and they said no problem carry on and update your SGC which I did and when he passed away told them and they said no problem please return his SGC and will nip round later to check guns at your place. My sons are looking to have a go at clay pigeon shooting and I will do the same when I retire and then save agro of finding SGC holder to look after them etc. I am actully holding a 16 bore gun for a relation until they get there SGC if they refused I get another gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedsanity Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Leave instructions In your will for the local RFD to collect and store the guns for you until such time as your family decide what they want to do with them , I have read horror stories about the police coming round and stealing them when no provision has been made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanL Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 (edited) If no one else in the house has a shotgun cert then they should ask the police for a section 7 permit when you pop your cloggs. This will enable them to remain in possession until they decide what to do with them. Alternatively, they can get a local RFD to come and collect them for storage but this will inevitably involve cost. Given that it may take some time to sort your affairs the storage costs may become unreasonable if the guns aren't worth much. The best idea is what you suggested; get your son to apply for an FAC and have all the guns listed on both certificates so that the issue never arises. If for any reason they do end up in police possession it shouldn't really be a problem. I would very much doubt that they will be stolen by the police. They will give you a reciept so they can be collected whenever your personal affairs are sorted. J. Edited July 25, 2013 by JonathanL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 I have read horror stories about the police coming round and stealing them when no provision has been made Very factual. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 The police will give you a receipt but won't treat them with care they will get marked and damaged. Write into the will who you want to have them they just get a section 7 as above then a SGC or sell them on. That nasty Perazzi of you's if not worth keeping I'll dispose of it for you!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Poon Posted July 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Thanks for the advice guys, I think I may have shot myself in the foot abit as my wife wants to know the price of each gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Just remember gun are an investment they gain value with age like the Perazzi that cost £100 it will be worth £2000 at least next year if looked after. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshLamb Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Thanks for the advice guys, I think I may have shot myself in the foot abit as my wife wants to know the price of each gun Will it matter when you're dead?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Poon Posted July 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Very true welshlamb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 If I heritance tax is an issue you want the lowest possible value I'll go to £50 and not a penny. More for that Italian rubbish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedsanity Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Very factual. :lol: July/August edition of the BASC magazine chap , p60 , I didn't write the article just quoted it :lol: :lol: Do they usually print any old unfactual rubbish? It did get the star letter award Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 An RFD I know took some guns in from a deceased estate as a favour . 4 years later , he can not get permission to sell the guns as there is complications with the will and he can not claim storage charges for keeping them . Says he will never do any thing like this again . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 July/August edition of the BASC magazine chap , p60 , I didn't write the article just quoted it :lol: :lol: Do they usually print any old unfactual rubbish? It did get the star letter award Have you another story - you mention just the one above - where are the rest? Has anyone been convicted of theft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sco77w Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 If I heritance tax is an issue you want the lowest possible value I'll go to £50 and not a penny. More for that Italian rubbish I have read somewhere recently that shotguns don't qualify for inheritance tax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedsanity Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Have you another story - you mention just the one above - where are the rest? Has anyone been convicted of theft? My local RFD told me of a similar incident a few years back but I doubt he is going to pop on here and confirm It just for you , if you are interested in acusations against police for theft and all manner of wrongdoing that they never usually get held to account and prosecuted for check out the IPCC's website , its quite an eye opener what some of them get up to either on or off duty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 I think the important thing is to make provision for them in your Will .I did this earlier this year simply because I didn't want any of my relatives implied with illegal posession charges nor the authorities to come steaming in and seize them.What you have done with them is something you and your solicitor can bash out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krugerandsmith Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Bit of a morbid topic but we all have to die one day I had a will done about 10 years ago and I'm going to see my solicitor in the next few weeks to change some stuff , what should I do about my guns when I die is the question ? None of my family has a SGC so do I leave it up to a gun shop to somehow open the cabinet and sell the guns for my wife and kids or I was thinking of getting my son a SGC so it can be passed to him. What would you all do Will. You have answered your own question .... Get him an SGC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Twistedsanity - whatever I chose to read or research, someone like you would pop up with a Police slating angle. You made a generalisation which I believe is rubbish. The Police have bad eggs in their ranks - just like any section of society, but to boldly state that the Police will steal weapons from a dead person's estate is more than a bit silly. In answer to the thread - I agree about getting an SGC for whoever might inherit the thread, providing they were of a reasonable age. I would be looking at other alternatives - leaving to a trusted friend to dispose of or keep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlaserF3 Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Thanks for the advice guys, I think I may have shot myself in the foot abit as my wife wants to know the price of each gun A £900 Perazzi :lol: :lol: Where can I find one at that price, you're a bad lad Will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Thanks for the advice guys, I think I may have shot myself in the foot abit as my wife wants to know the price of each gun If you can get your wife to let us know when you have "passed" I can pop down and give your wife what you told her that you paid for them, that way she wont be losing any money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Poon Posted July 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 funny funckers aren't you all I'm glad the wife isn't on PW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlaserF3 Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 funny funckers aren't you all I'm glad the wife isn't on PW She might be if I ever meet her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 funny funckers aren't you all I'm glad the wife isn't on PW That's what you think....................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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