That's understandable. I have heard of places where you can just turn in guns to be safely disposed of no questions asked but I don't know how widespread that is or how to go about finding one, but might be an option for you - just pick them up from your dad and take them immediately to the sheriff or wherever
Jayne: You wanna go, little man? Wash: Only if it's someplace with candlelight.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Aug 19, 2021 11:51:02 am PDT #8557 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Gudanov - Aug 19, 2021 12:18:30 pm PDT #8558 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
Oh man, that is a lot to deal with Steph.
Gudanov - Aug 19, 2021 12:24:43 pm PDT #8559 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
I'm not especially keen on having in a gun in the house, but I might make an exception for a Dragonov.
Jesse - Aug 19, 2021 12:25:10 pm PDT #8560 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh jeez, Steph. Good luck with all of that.
askye - Aug 19, 2021 12:42:52 pm PDT #8561 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
Steph that is A LOT. I know it's also a lot but could you or your brother check with your Dad's doctor. At least to let him know the hallucinations have started again. I don't know if there is anything he could do but he probably needs to know this in case it's not medicine causing them.
dcp - Aug 19, 2021 2:14:56 pm PDT #8562 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I recently bought some USB memory sticks. Turns out the manufacturer is Zoul. Now I'm afraid to connect them to my computer.
Calli - Aug 19, 2021 2:43:16 pm PDT #8563 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Yikes. That is a lot, Steph. One thing, though. Is your dad likely to be carrying when he goes out? Maybe keeping one in his car? Because that might make it difficult to get all of his guns. You can probably get the shotgun, though.
DavidS - Aug 19, 2021 3:54:43 pm PDT #8564 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Turns out the manufacturer is Zoul. Now I'm afraid to connect them to my computer.
Ha! There is only Zoul!
Steph L. - Aug 19, 2021 4:00:22 pm PDT #8565 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
My brother is going to fly in Saturday evening, and Sunday we're going to get the guns from Dad. My brother's FiL has a gun safe and will keep Dad's guns.
This is a better plan than just me and Tim handling it, because (1) my brother is a gun owner and is therefore far more qualified to handle guns than we are (or Dad is, for that matter), and (2) Jeff's training and experience as a therapist is going to be good to deal with Dad's general mental state (or, as my brother put it, "I am a mandated reporter, and I won't hesitate to have Dad involuntarily admitted for a 72-hour psychiatric hold if he needs it").
Dad's going to be really pissed. But better that than him shooting someone, or himself, or getting shot by the police.
-t - Aug 19, 2021 4:11:47 pm PDT #8566 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That’s good, Tep. A sound plan.