Deceased family members restricted firearms transfer

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Hi everyone, would anyone be so kind as to offer any pointers on the transfer of restricted handguns from a deceased family member? This would be RPAL to RPAL, in-law to in-law.
Anyone have experience, is it even doable with all this c-21 nonsense?
Thanks in advance
 
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Can't be transferred anymore. Now the executor can hold on to them for a reasonable amount of time and hopefully the law may change by then .
 
If there is someone that wants to inherit the guns you should hold them in the estate with the executor. A different executor can be designated for the guns only vs the rest of the estate.

If you are on a timeline to settle the estate, the guns can be transferred to a business to hold in the name of the heirs until the freeze is lifted (yes it's not a sure thing). This might be a good thing for the probate as the value of the guns is depressed by the freeze. I f for some reason the freeze is not lifted, the business can deal with the export etc passing the money to the heirs.
 
The options for estate executors are:
-destroy the handguns
-deactivate them
-sell to a licenced business
-export them

or the only logical answer, wait the legally allowed "reasonable" time for the government to change and overturn this piece of cultural barbarism.
 
maple_leaf_eh said:
or the only logical answer, wait the legally allowed "reasonable" time for the government to change and overturn this piece of cultural barbarism.
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camnorth said:
Thank you for this, much appreciated!
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And, just so you are aware, there is no definition of a "reasonable" time
For me, it was many years before I transferred out of my dad's name and there was never a peep made about it.
 
Hi all, is the executor allowed to have the estate pistols stored at a friends house who is a PAL holder and has proper lockable cabinets while the estate is being settled?
 
djankle said:
Hi all, is the executor allowed to have the estate pistols stored at a friends house who is a PAL holder and has proper lockable cabinets while the estate is being settled?
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That person has to be designated as the executor for the firearms, but yes. You can have different executors for different parts of the estate. Just be aware that the estate cannot be settled until the guns are also dealt with - storing with a business will let you settle as they will be transferred out of the estate name.
 
I have a family friend who passed away. He owned some handguns and the executor would like to get rid of the handguns and settle the estate. There are a few that I am hopefully going to transfer to a local business in hopes that the laws change in the future and then I can transfer them to me.

In terms of the others, we are going to try and get them into the US for resale. If they are imported to the US will they apply ugly import marks that will devalue the firearm? Does it matter if the handgun was made in the US or elsewhere or will everything get an import marking?
 
I had to wait 11 years for an estate transfer
The register never got around to it
They did it before the ban came into effect
No reason given, other than lost file
 
maple_leaf_eh said:
The options for estate executors are:
-destroy the handguns
-deactivate them
-sell to a licenced business
-export them

or the only logical answer, wait the legally allowed "reasonable" time for the government to change and overturn this piece of cultural barbarism.
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There is one more option. "Grandpa misplaced them when we got old, you know, old age memory n stuff"
 
maple_leaf_eh said:
The options for estate executors are:
-destroy the handguns
-deactivate them
-sell to a licenced business
-export them

or the only logical answer, wait the legally allowed "reasonable" time for the government to change and overturn this piece of cultural barbarism.
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could they be transfered to a peace officer. my nephew is a cop. ?
always wondered ?
 
djankle said:
I have a family friend who passed away. He owned some handguns and the executor would like to get rid of the handguns and settle the estate. There are a few that I am hopefully going to transfer to a local business in hopes that the laws change in the future and then I can transfer them to me.

In terms of the others, we are going to try and get them into the US for resale. If they are imported to the US will they apply ugly import marks that will devalue the firearm? Does it matter if the handgun was made in the US or elsewhere or will everything get an import marking?
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Yes, import marks devalue them. Some people try to place them in obscure locations and then not disclose it at the time of sale. (By all means place them inconspicuously, but do disclose them please, not cool not to)

If you can find a final buyer prior to import then it's possible to import them without the marks (Form 6 will be marked 'not for resale') I sent a gun like this to Texas a couple weeks ago.

mobiletec said:
could they be transfered to a peace officer. my nephew is a cop. ?
always wondered ?
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To hold? No. To take to the station for destruction only (if they even accept it).
 
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How about the issue of confiscation without compensation ? There seems to be many handgun owners passing away and because the guns cannot be transferred the alternative to deactivation is to just hand them in for no compensation. How is this affecting you?
 
BurlewLLB said:
How about the issue of confiscation without compensation ? There seems to be many handgun owners passing away and because the guns cannot be transferred the alternative to deactivation is to just hand them in for no compensation. How is this affecting you?
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friends usually take them away,never to be seen again,happens all the time,if joe public only knew how many guns they loose track of every year,they would freak out,LOL>
 
I Dont Care About You said:
A LEO can possess a firearm during the commission of their job. Off duty, they have no additional rights above any other PAL holder.
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Not exactly accurate. Courts, have ruled that a LEO is always a LEO whether on duty or not. What they are allowed to do with their department approved firearms, is dependent on policy of their department and chief. Some policy doesn't allow off-duty to have duty arms at home, some allow LEO to take their firearms home and store them, some allow their officers to carry 24/7. Some allow their LEO to take their duty full capacity mags home and use them for off duty practice, such as IPSC matches, if the officer has a Rpal and compatible firearm.
 
JACKSMYDOG said:
Not exactly accurate. Courts, have ruled that a LEO is always a LEO whether on duty or not. What they are allowed to do with their department approved firearms, is dependent on policy of their department and chief. Some policy doesn't allow off-duty to have duty arms at home, some allow LEO to take their firearms home and store them, some allow their officers to carry 24/7. Some allow their LEO to take their duty full capacity mags home and use them for off duty practice, such as IPSC matches, if the officer has a Rpal and compatible firearm.
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Totally off topic. The conversation did not involve LEO duty guns. It involved privately held firearms and LEO don't get to hold onto private firearms by virtue of being a LEO. Therefore, EXACTLY accurate.
 
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