Do you know the exact day you will die?

[kjf40]

I put this under general firearms because most of us think more about our guns than cars, homes, etc. We know the house and cars may go to the right person, but that may not be the right person to get our guns!

hehe....very true, though as i know my wife she will have lost them in a boating accident right after my death...lol

 

[croy]

The day I die will be the day someone tries to take my guns away from me.

 

[handgun]

I wouldn't want to know the day i would die. I want to keep on living how ever i am living. I think that would be be depressing to know the exact day.. Even if it were 70 yrs from now.. Humm that would put me at 98 yrs old.. (P.S. I think you put your thread in the wrong place )

 

[Kenny87ky]

with non-titled personal property, always figured when you die people just take what they want or are given and the widow just hangs onto the majority of everything else.

 

[Goober135]

Interesting topic...

I am 23 years old and I live on my own. Although I live independently from my parents, I do not have any problems with them. I do not have a will. Until my recent boating accident, I owned a fairly large collection of firearms. Legally speaking, what would happen to them if I passed away? Am I still of an age where they would go to my parents?

Being only 23 and living on my own with no dependents or anyone but myself to provide for, I have never thought about getting a will. This thread definitely brings up some new questions that I should address...

If I were to pass away, given the information I provided:
Do I personally need a will at my age?
What would happen to my guns?
Should I make a list of all my firearms and their estimated value? (parents would have no idea)
What is the best way to keep directions on how to get into my safe without leaving that information available to a thief / BG?

 

[Kenny87ky]

If you don't have a will, whoever is close to you and would go though your belongings when you died would find them, if they are honest people they will consult with closest family members of yours and decide who gets what. I would say a will is necessary for real property(vehicles, homes, land), or anything that requires a deed or title to prove ownership, otherwise it goes to your spouse if you have one(not sure who if you don't).

As far as the small things like your guns, a will is necessary if you have specific desires for where they go. Otherwise your parents/siblings or whenever finds them will decide on their own what to do.

I know there is a bunch of legal mumbo jumbo with regards to everything you own, but really, without a will people will just distribute you belongings as they see fit and about the only thing that will involve government interference is real property such as cars,land,homes,ect.

Unless you have real estate, or have relative you don't like and want no part in your belongings its not worth the effort.

 

[Kenny87ky]

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[baldmax]

My birth certificate has an expiration date.

 

[Mike H]

My wife and I did this last summer. On another note I also have a "living will". How about you?

 

[Dyerbill]

I'll die the day I carry a kel-tec for self-defense

Brutal....................just brutal

 

[fastwally]

I have a will and my guns are addressed in general. I was making a list for the will but every time I did that, in about 6 months it wasn't even close to being accurate.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I'll die the day I carry a kel-tec for self-defense

So, no Rugers either, huh?

 

[williamsburg]

Something I have done, so my wife knows the value, is go to Gallery of Guns and print out the detail page of the firearm. Like this one here. www.GalleryOfGuns.com - Gun Genie - Davidson's most popular and powerful search engine to find and buy guns at galleryofguns.com And if I have extra magazines or accessories for said firearm I list it or print out a detail page for that as well. I also write the corresponding serial numbers on the same print out. It works out nice being as they have pictures of the guns on the print out that would help someone not real familiar with such identifying them.

I have found myself doing this pretty much for anything of value in our home, printing the product detail page from the retailer items were purchased from, not only for estate purposes but for insurance purposes as well.

Just thought I would share this for anyone who may also find this helpful.

 

[jeremy]

I would vote in your Poll, except there is not an option for me. I am immortal and therefore will not be dying...

 

[Que]

I would vote in your Poll, except there is not an option for me. I am immortal and therefore will not be dying...

The poll only asks if you have a will.

 

[jeremy]

The poll only asks if you have a will.

Huh....

I think that means I have had enough Bourbon and it is time to go to bed now...

 

[GunSlinger]

I have a logical guess: the day my wife finds out about my girlfriends?

Not likely Kirk...but it will be the day that you wished you'd died.