Quote Originally Posted by blue View Post
Any luck with getting the rifle?
Hey Blue,

The governenment got back to me! I can register my fathers rifle with NO issues. We just have to call a special number to get it registered & then placed under my name.

My dad agreeded for now. But hes debating if he wants to get his licence or not. I told him it needs to be registered ASAP & if & when he gets that licence I'll have it transfered back to his name.. BUT I made it darn clear that if its going under my name he MUST place the trigger lock I buy & mail him onto it. I will have both keys, NOT him. When I come down next summer, I will be taking the rifle apart & removing the firing pin & that'll be coming home with me & placed into a Firesafe with the keys for safety. The rifle will stay with him as hes had it since he was a boy & has NO intentions on giving it to anyone. He knows its worth between 3000-5000.00 now, & thats why I do NOT want it, so he wont worry about it being stolen from me or me selling it (which I would NEVER dream of doing!!)... But regardless that its registered under my name, in the end it is not mine & I know that. I just don't him him getting into doo doo or it going to the chop shop

I'll also be making him buy it a locking case that his current case can fit inside, so it can be locked so no one can even look at it. As it'll be under my name, & I refuse to get into any sort of issues becuase of some idiot finding it (which has never happened, but it would just be my luck)...

The Government also gave me a special number to call to have the ammunition destroyed. Its so old & has been laying around, I fear it might be damaged from age, or some strange moisture, mild, anything effecting it, or makin git super fragile & randomly exploding & possibly harming someone, or if someone forgets thats the old stuff & tries to use it & thinks its a dud & stupidly doesn't wait 1 min & take it out & then it goes off due to delay...

All that is soo unlikely, but why risk it right?

I promote Gun safety & I have very strict gun rules, which I force anyone I'm with to obey. Many are already gun safety rules/laws, but I go a little over board as many others do, as the laws here are strict enough & I don't want some idiot with me making them any worse, or worse I get blamed for something an idiot does & loose my license & guns.. NOT cool at all!!

I live by this rule 90% of the time, "Better Be Safe Then Sorry"... However I'm still a risk taker, like I'll climb a waterfall cliff, climb random boulders, walk across fallen trees, & other stupid things like petting a Bull Moose & touching his velvet antlers. I was quiet, slow & calm so he was cool.. Other people scared him away when they quickly reached for him.. idiots :P