A firearm can remain in a vehicle long after the borrower has lost it. A lender’s agent may repossess the car, an auction buyer may take it, and the gun may…
A firearm with a bent, cracked, twisted, or visibly warped receiver should be treated as unsafe and potentially unserviceable. The receiver is the central…
A retirement firearm can become an awkward possession when the company that presented it closes, merges or is wound up. The gun may sit in a cupboard because…
A custom stock can give a firearm much of its character, but a split, crushed, rotted or delaminated stock can also obscure its market value. If the damage is…
A firearm with a trigger pull that is unsafe or too light should be treated as a stop-use safety issue, even if it has never discharged unexpectedly. Trigger…
An inherited firearm can become an urgent safety and legal issue, especially when the intended recipient is under 18. If a firearm that was inherited by a…
If you are weighing up what to do with a gun that has a grip that is wrapped in tape or paracord, treat the wrap as a condition clue, not a cosmetic detail. At…
A collector may describe an inherited or imported gun as having a collectible but unregistered serial number: the maker’s number looks right, the model is…
A firearm displayed in a business lobby can look like abandoned property while remaining a tightly regulated asset. Ownership may belong to the trading…
When a wildlife officer dies, the family may inherit more than sporting firearms. The estate can include department-issued rifles, shotguns, ammunition,…