Dr_Rambow

That I'm not sure of. If I were to guess I'd say his mother, since she owns the house. I don't know if any of the legal business was sorted out before he passed. I'll add that to my list of questions next time I go over. His hospitalization and subsequent passing took place over a few days, the times he was "woken up" to try to communicate, he was still sedated and could not communicate well. So, again, I'm not sure if anything was established.

Thank you for the quick reply! Well, there was never a spouse, no children, nobody. In fact, he lived with his mother, who is 80 some odd years old. We barely got power of attorney over the guy, No one had that or any other legal status for him.

First of all, let me thank the people who put up this site, it is very helpful to have a place to ask questions specific to the firearms nightmare that is NJ. My uncle recently passed away (fairly suddenly, no will, last wishes, or anything) and left a dozen or so firearms behind. No one else in the family (aunts, uncles, nephews, etc) has any kind of firearms, much less the paperwork to legally do anything with them. From what I can tell, most of them are either shotguns or small caliber rifles (.22s and "pellet" guns, as my family calls them). There are a few reproduction-looking pistols, all of which are muzzle loading and use percussion caps (or some such). No "modern" handguns. Right now they are sitting in a closet in his room, the last thing to be removed from his estate. We are all afraid to really do anythign with them untill somone has some paperwork. I volunteered to take charge of the situation and get all the paperwork done so I could take everything (since they have nowhere else to go). I've never owned any firearms before, so I'm a little overwhelmed. I'm still in the process of filling out the STS 33 form, but wanted to clarify some things before I moved forward, so, here come the questions. 1 What, officially, would be the status of these weapons, and can anything be done with them without any filing of paperwork? 2. What, other than the FPIC/FID, do I need to be able to take ownership of these weapons, and what, if anything else, will I need to transport them from his residence to mine? 3. Who are the best people to cite as "reputable persons" on the FPIC application? -This is the only thing I'm waiting for when filling out the form. 4. What do I do if any of the firearms are banned or illegal? 5. Once I have legal ownership of the firearms, what do I have to do to legally give family members any of the firearms? -An uncle of mine is interested in one of them, but I'm not sure how it all works since none of us have paperwork yet. I can get some pictures of the weapons in question next time I go over. I'd love to hear any advice or answer any questions that might help clarify. Thank you, -Todd