I understand inheriting guns has been discussed ad-nauseum, but I've been reading for about an hour or so and I haven't seen any discussion of this particular problem.
My grandfather is a WW2 vet with several antique firearms that he is giving to me. He never fires them and he doesn't have any ammo in the house, so he pretty much assumed no one was going to bother him about it. They probably haven't moved from the case in 60 years. (I'm quite sure he does not have an LTC or FID)
Two of them have serial numbers and markings on them that seem to indicate they were manufactured around 1912. One has no markings of any kind (an appraiser once said it was somewhere between 1890 and 1900).
I'm wondering how I can legally register and take possession of these firearms. I have my LTC A ALP. I'd also like to do it without getting my grandfather in any trouble.
Any help would be appreciated.
Two further clarifications: My grandfather is still alive. And all 3 of the guns are shotguns.
My grandfather is a WW2 vet with several antique firearms that he is giving to me. He never fires them and he doesn't have any ammo in the house, so he pretty much assumed no one was going to bother him about it. They probably haven't moved from the case in 60 years. (I'm quite sure he does not have an LTC or FID)
Two of them have serial numbers and markings on them that seem to indicate they were manufactured around 1912. One has no markings of any kind (an appraiser once said it was somewhere between 1890 and 1900).
I'm wondering how I can legally register and take possession of these firearms. I have my LTC A ALP. I'd also like to do it without getting my grandfather in any trouble.
Any help would be appreciated.
Two further clarifications: My grandfather is still alive. And all 3 of the guns are shotguns.
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