Fred McIntyre: I can relate about how you feel about family and guns. I've had a bad experience myself.
Many years ago my Mom kept a friends guns for her. The guns were at Mom and Dad's for over a year. Mom had Dad move my guns that I left there for De3r hunting, and she put her friends guns in the same location. The one place I had always kept my guns in. While visiting later that year, I went into that closet to get a rifle for hunting. I noticed it was not my gun, but one of the same make and model, same caliber. I went in and asked Dad about it. Mom heard me ask Dad and started throwing a fit. She was yelling that those guns were not mine and for me to leave them alone. Dad got my gun from his room and I went deer hunting with my brother Jim.
Several months later Mom's friend called me and asked if I had taken or seen, one of her guns she had stored at my Mom's house. I told her of all the guns I had seen in the closet, and that when I realized they were not mine I left them alone. She asked about a .357 pistol, I told her I had not seen any handguns. She told me My Mom had told her that I was the only one who had been in that closet, and if anything was missing I would be the one responsible. WOW, that hurt, my own mother accused me of being a thief. I told my Mom's friend I had an idea where the pistol might be, but it might take a while to locate it. She gave me the Make, Model, and serial number. I promised her I would keep an eye out for it.
Three years ago my brother Rob (Lionhunter) and I removed all the guns from Mom and Dad's house. Mom was insistent that all guns be removed, she did not want any guns left for any reason. She was afraid my Dad might try and use one to kill himself since he was getting depressed over his having been diagnosed with Dementia. She just kept preaching about how she never wanted another gun in her house, and if we brought one there she would "stomp a mud hole in us".
Two weeks ago while talking to Mom on the phone, something was said about break-ins around that area. Someone had broken into her sister's house. Mom made the statement, "No body better break into her house. She would take the pistol she keeps in her night stand and teach them they chose the wrong house". I asked her what caliber her pistol was? She replied she had her a .357, and she knew how to use it. Wow where did Mom get a .357, she is too cheap to buy one. I know her too good.
Guns and family members as well as friends don't mix well. Someone always seems to have to get stupid.
