re: #122 Mich-again

That opinion will get you removed from the NRA’s Christmas card list that’s for sure. Here is a question.. What if a rightful gun owner passes away and their will says to give all of their guns to a violent relative who wouldn’t be allowed to buy them from a store or a gun dealer. Does the law have anything to say about that?

I’m not a lawyer with experience in such a matter, so I stress that my answer should not be seen a definitive. With that disclaimer given, it is my understanding that an executor has an obligation not to transfer a firearm to someone who is prohibited from owning one. Thus if the relative had been convicted of beating his girlfriend, the executor would be obligated not to transfer the firearms, regardless of what the will said. I do not know if an executor is obligated to use the NICS.