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Originally posted by OldMick:
My Will says, regarding firearms,

"I hereby give, devise, and bequeath my firearms to XXX, per stirpes, in equal shares, to be absolutely and in fee simple. If at the time of said distribution the beneficiaries cannot mutually agree on an equal distribution of my firearms then, in that event my herein named Executor shall make a final decision as to the equal distribution of said firearms to the beneficiaries named herein."

That may work in your case, but my situation is far simpler in that I intend to bequeath 'all' my firearms and related stuff to one person, my younger brother (50 years old). In my case the executor of my will (my wife or our attorney depending on the circumstances) will have zero discretion about who gets what.

My primary question was and continues to be, 'should' I pass on my firearms through my will, or should I do it through some other means, and if I do go about it through my will, how much or how little information should I include. As mentioned, since nothing I own is NFA restricted, I see no reason why my firearms can't simply be treated the same way I have handled any other specific bequest in my will. And referencing an addendum from within the will should afford me an opportunity to change it as my gun inventory changes without having to revise my entire will.

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Originally posted by bigdeal:
That may work in your case, but my situation is far simpler in that I intend to bequeath 'all' my firearms and related stuff to one person, my younger brother (50 years old). In my case the executor of my will (my wife or our attorney depending on the circumstances) will have zero discretion about who gets what.

I know he is younger, but what happens if he goes first or at the same time?

The primary recipient for me was easy, but he is older than me so I named a back-up.

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Originally posted by tatortodd:

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Originally posted by bigdeal:
That may work in your case, but my situation is far simpler in that I intend to bequeath 'all' my firearms and related stuff to one person, my younger brother (50 years old). In my case the executor of my will (my wife or our attorney depending on the circumstances) will have zero discretion about who gets what.

I know he is younger, but what happens if he goes first or at the same time?

The primary recipient for me was easy, but he is older than me so I named a back-up.

Yeah, I thought about that too and am going to add my nephew (25 years old) as the alternate to my brother in the will. He's a good kid with a huge love of firearms, shooting, and hunting.