[zcaveman]

Originally Posted by NoMoSno

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

Thank you. It changes the whole context of the thread.

When I read the thread, that comment was gone, so I would have defended him. But with that comment, it change the entire thread. If I lived with him, I would remove the gun when he was sleeping and turned it over to the police so he could not get it back without a court order.

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[TNLAKEPANDA]

When he goes to sleep just remove the firing pin. He will feel safe with is gun at his side but will not be able to shoot anyone. You could also replace all the ammo with blanks. However is he truly is mentally ill the gun should be removed.

[rubicon]

I don't own a gun never had and said i never would but living in today's world is beginning to give me pause. With the continuing and national debate concerning gun control sales of gun and permits just keeps rising. I am a second amendments kind of guy.

Opponents always point to problems but ignore the millions upon millions of gun owners that carry on with their live uneventfully

[manaboutown]

If dementia has set in then some big changes need to be made. However, having a gun at hand can save a potential victim's life. http://www.nraila.org/gun-laws/armed-citizen.aspx

[buggyone]

Originally Posted by NoMoSno

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

I edited it because I did not have personal proof of it but only hearsay. I have criticized others on their hearsay evidence and I thought better of it.

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by buggyone

I edited it because I did not have personal proof of it but only hearsay. I have criticized others on their hearsay evidence and I thought better of it.

Well done Buggy!

[Bizdoc]

Being in a wheelchair is not, in of itself, reason to revoke a CCW permit. If he has diagnosed as having mental health issues or if his behavior becomes threatening, then a report to the sheriff is in order.

Simply being old is not a reason to take away a CCW pemit any more that it is a reason to take away your driver's license. More people are killed by elderly drivers than by elderly gun owners.

Anyone want to step forward and champion taking away the cars of everyone over, say, 75? Didn't think so.

[Bizdoc]

Originally Posted by TNLAKEPANDA

When he goes to sleep just remove the firing pin. He will feel safe with is gun at his side but will not be able to shoot anyone. You could also replace all the ammo with blanks. However is he truly is mentally ill the gun should be removed.

I wonder. If your friends thought you were dangerous behind the wheel, would you be glad if they towed your car away some night?

[MikeV]

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.

[BarryRX]

Originally Posted by MikeV

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.

[Chazz]

Originally Posted by BarryRX

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.

Very good point! And, to a lesser degree of trouble, it would surely expose those who came in contact with him to enormous stress, as they wouldn't be able to easily tell that the weapon was disabled.

If there is a concern that the person is mentally unfit, those with knowledge, or suspicion, should report that to law enforcement who would best know how to start the process of evaluating his mental fitness for gun ownership.