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Old August 18, 2014, 09:52 AM   #14
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This legal "trap" comes up still, I strongly suggest you get a lawyer, one that either specializes in gun law, or can/will do the research needed.

That said, is the SAA with the cracked frame an operable firearm? Was it ever? If it is not operable, (meaning CANNOT be fired) not just cannot be fired safely , it may not be a legal "firearm".

However, this is a matter on which you need qualified legal advice, not just the well meant advice from forum posters.

In some cases, when it is clear that the guns ARE not legal, the lawyers can often arrange their surrender without you being arrested. It depends on many factors, but one of them is your good faith approach. Since these are inherited items, and its clear you have no intent to commit a crime, your lawyer can probably make some kind of deal. That's the likely outcome, but get a lawyer, and do what they say, the cost of representation (no matter how high) is cheaper than a federal conviction, jail time, and the effectively permanent loss of your gun rights, which is a worst case scenario.

Get a LAWYER, and good luck!
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