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She is the rightful owner and you can't touch them until she gives you written permission or she gets them herself. She screwed up by letting them take them in the first place

I figured as much, it's just a shame. I hate that they are just sitting there. I wonder what the heck will happen to them.

barstoolguru wrote:She is the rightful owner and you can't touch them until she gives you written permission or she gets them herself. She screwed up by letting them take them in the first place

I have no idea what firearms transfer laws are in that State.
But in an Ideal world:
I'd get a bill of sale. Buy them from her/the estate for a dollar, become the owner and let the government try to unconstitutionally deprive you of property you own without due process of law.

However, sis-in-law won't cooperate, assuming she owns them, so unless you find a long lost will where he left those listed items to you ... they are stored forever maybe till the auction.

Well played RPB.

RPB, I wish that was a possibility. That's what really chaps my hide over it. She had no want to recover them first of all, but legally she couldn't get them back without a licence anyway, which in Mass. is almost impossible to get. Because of the circumstances it would be safe to say that they would have denied her a licence even if she wanted to get them back because the chief of police is the one who decides who is issued a permit to begin with. My husband was licensed there, which they said "might help" the situation, but we had moved to Texas just a few months before it all happened so I assume his licence was no longer valid anyways. If my brother hadn't been married, I wonder what the policy would have been then because in my opinion the government should have no right to keep the weapons.

and apparently I really learn how to spell licenSe....oops

MolonLabe wrote:and apparently I really learn how to spell licenSe....oops

IMO, that's the hardest part.

WildBill wrote:

MolonLabe wrote:and apparently I really learn how to spell licenSe....oops

IMO, that's the hardest part.

I would suggest contacting the law firm who probated the will. Maybe they could help you get them transfered to a FFL and then to you.

WildBill wrote:

WildBill wrote:

MolonLabe wrote:and apparently I really learn how to spell licenSe....oops

IMO, that's the hardest part.

I would suggest contacting the law firm who probated the will. Maybe they could help you get them transfered to a FFL and then to you.

Sooner rather later, you are family.

sorry for your loss.

Wild Bill, I might try that. It's worth a shot! And thank you Jeepguy, it was horrible, I cleaned up the mess...so needless to say, it also took me 7 years to work up the will to pick up a firearm again, but I finally did and got my licenSe in May.

I have probated wills and unless it is in writing BEFORE death you are out. the surviving wife takes possession of all property from the marriage

Well that was a small emotional roller coaster. My hopes were up again for a few.... grrrrrrr. But in all seriousness, thank you for the info.

barstoolguru wrote:I have probated wills and unless it is in writing BEFORE death you are out. the surviving wife takes possession of all property from the marriage

I am not suggesting contesting the will. Just seeing if the attorney can get the guns released to an FFL so that the widow can make a legal transfer.