[buggyone]

Is there a time in life to turn in your pistol?

There have been threads on seniors having mental issues or physical issues and they have an anger problem about having driving privilege taken away by family or even the state for their safety and safety of others.

How about personal firearms? I personally know of one very senior man confined to a wheelchair. He keeps a loaded pistol in the side pocket of the wheelchair.

[CFrance]

Interesting question, and I hope someone has the common sense or legal ability to disarm him. Perhaps a call to the police instead of his family?

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I don't believe that the right to bear arms is extended to the mentally ill. Just as convicted felons can have this right taken away, so can people with mental illness.

[casita37]

The family seems rather cold and uncaring. Buggy, does he leave the house and take the gun with him?

[NoMoSno]

Originally Posted by buggyone

He has pulled it and waved it around when angry.

It is very simple.
What he his doing is illegal.
Report this to any law enforcement, and his CWP permit, will be revoked, and firearms taken if deemed mentally ill.

[Rango]

Brandishing a fire arm is illegal and punishable by 5 years in prison

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by buggyone

Is there a time in life to turn in your pistol?



There have been threads on seniors having mental issues or physical issues and they have an anger problem about having driving privilege taken away by family or even the state for their safety and safety of others.



How about personal firearms? I personally know of one very senior man who has some dementia going on and is confined to a wheelchair. He keeps a loaded pistol in the side pocket of the wheelchair. He has pulled it and waved it around when angry. His family was notified but won't do anything saying it his right to be armed.



Would the family be liable for their inaction if he shot someone?

I would hope that his family would have responded differently. If I ever get to that point I'd like to believe my kids would intervene - whether we are discussing CWP or driving licenses.

[Cajulian]

Showing or displaying a firearm in your own home is not against the law, as someone stated here. That is, unless the individual was attempting to potentially harm someone with it that was not posing a threat of great bodily harm or death.

Brandishing or displaying outside your residence is a crime unless warranted by imminent threat of death.

If the legal firearm owner is mentally ill of unsafe, then his permit should be revoked. And his family should be cognizant of his health and take proper action for his own safety as well as others.

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by Cajulian

Showing or displaying a firearm in your own home is not against the law, as someone stated here. That is, unless the individual was attempting to potentially harm someone with it that was not posing a threat of great bodily harm or death.

Brandishing or displaying outside your residence is a crime unless warranted by imminent threat of death.

If the legal firearm owner is mentally ill of unsafe, then his permit should be revoked.

You are correct. I believe a recently enacted law made display and/or firing of a warming shot legal if done under certain circumstances.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by buggyone

Is there a time in life to turn in your pistol?

There have been threads on seniors having mental issues or physical issues and they have an anger problem about having driving privilege taken away by family or even the state for their safety and safety of others.

How about personal firearms? I personally know of one very senior man confined to a wheelchair. He keeps a loaded pistol in the side pocket of the wheelchair.

Is there any more to this? History of elder abuse or other kind of abuse in the family? Is he retired military/police?

I am not sure a license to carry would apply if he is just in the wheelchair at home with a weapon?

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Is there any more to this? History of elder abuse or other kind of abuse in the family? Is he retired military/police?



I am not sure a license to carry would apply if he is just in the wheelchair at home with a weapon?

I believe your last point is well stated. It's a shame his family won't make the dough decision.

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by dbussone

I believe your last point is well stated. It's a shame his family won't make the dough decision.

Tough not dough.

[graciegirl]

Whoops. I just read where Buggyone says he has pulled it and waved it around when he was angry.


So that puts a different slant on this.

When I first moved to The Villages it was my first experience to know anyone who had a gun other than those who used them for hunting as they do in the Midwest. I was first shocked and appalled but now that I realize how many people have them here and how ordinary they all seem to be, and how well trained they are, well, now.. I feel


safer.

[Chi-Town]

There are wheelchair holsters which look pretty safe.

[NoMoSno]

Originally Posted by buggyone

Is there a time in life to turn in your pistol?

There have been threads on seniors having mental issues or physical issues and they have an anger problem about having driving privilege taken away by family or even the state for their safety and safety of others.

How about personal firearms? I personally know of one very senior man confined to a wheelchair. He keeps a loaded pistol in the side pocket of the wheelchair.

Why did you edit your post, removing the part about him waving it around when he was angry?