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Old 09-06-2014, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeV View Post
I'm with disabling the gun somehow. Having it may make him feel some sense of control in his life because of the disability. Waving it around if true even in his home can be dangerous so I would disable it and not tell him. Taking it out of the house is another matter. If he were to wave it around or even purposely display it that is brandishing and illegal.
I can't agree (assuming he is no longer mentally competent enough to have a gun) that disabling the weapon is sufficient, only for the reason that if he is out in public and points the gun at someone, he very well may be killed.
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