A friend of mine living with his father (post divorce) was recently asked to leave under great duress by said father. The father accused him of stealing or something (impossibility-not a dishonest bone in his body) in a seeming fit of dementia. The father called the cops on him at o-dark thirty and they subsequently escorted him off the property. The father answered the door with his pistol (obviously visible) and it was confiscated. The father has been known to be "unstable" The PD recognized this and has subsequently removed all firearms from the father's house, and revoked his LTA/A. He was forced to undergo evaluation and was given a clear bill of health.
The son left without his firearms and nearly only the clothes on his back. He later returned with a PO and got some more stuff. He (for some reason) did not grab his guns then.His firearms were later confiscated with all the others. The PD told him as soon as he has an address they will give his guns back. I told him he should have left the house with his stuff right off the bat. He said the PO advised him to just grab some stuff and go. The PO was aware of the guns and my friend's LTCA/ALP. My friend displayed no overt anger or anything that would have given the officer reason to believe that grabbing his guns was anything more than property retrieval.
Question Part:
1) Would he have been within his rights to grab his guns when asked to leave despite the officers 'advice'? (I think he would have)
2) His father now has no LTC-no firearms or ammo allowed. What would be the disposition of his firearms? which leads to-
3) Does my friend have a chance at getting his father's guns turned over to him?
The son left without his firearms and nearly only the clothes on his back. He later returned with a PO and got some more stuff. He (for some reason) did not grab his guns then.His firearms were later confiscated with all the others. The PD told him as soon as he has an address they will give his guns back. I told him he should have left the house with his stuff right off the bat. He said the PO advised him to just grab some stuff and go. The PO was aware of the guns and my friend's LTCA/ALP. My friend displayed no overt anger or anything that would have given the officer reason to believe that grabbing his guns was anything more than property retrieval.
Question Part:
1) Would he have been within his rights to grab his guns when asked to leave despite the officers 'advice'? (I think he would have)
2) His father now has no LTC-no firearms or ammo allowed. What would be the disposition of his firearms? which leads to-
3) Does my friend have a chance at getting his father's guns turned over to him?
