A new tool can help gun owners and family members plan ahead for safe firearm use and transfers in case of disability or death: The Firearm Life Plan.
Kerri Raissian didn't know what to do about her father's guns when he died of COVID-19 in December at age 86 and left her executor of his estate.
Think of it as advance care planning for guns — a way for someone to describe what they want to have happen to their firearms should they die or become physically or cognitively disabled and unable to use them responsibly. Up to 60% of people with dementia live in homes with a firearm, according to an overview of gun-related injury and death published in 2019.
A second part of the guide features conversation prompts for family members and friends who might be concerned about an older gun owner and for older adults who recognize the value of planning ahead. Among them: Conversations of this sort are bound to be difficult since they touch on fundamental issues of identity, autonomy, safety, and mortality.
David Yamane, 53, a professor of sociology at Wake Forest University who has written extensively about America's gun culture, hadn't thought about describing what should happen to his guns in his will before he reviewed the Firearm Life Plan. Altogether, he and his wife have 18 firearms.
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