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Yep!

I think the best thing for me to do is back away.

None of this sounded like anything that I need to be involved in. I agree, they need to just remove the pistol.

Thanks for all the comments!

OldCannon wrote:It's a tough problem, but here's what I suggest..

Have them order some professionally made blanks like these (http://www.atlanticwallblanks.com/38-SP ... p_142.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;). Let THEM manage this situation. You will have helped advise them, but had no active part. Their wishes respected, safe in case they get used, and you get peace of mind.

I thought about that, but unfortunately those look like blanks. He has JHP in the pistol now and would obviously notice the "rose crimp" of those rounds.

A dilemma is a problem offering two possibilities, neither of which is practically acceptable.

I am asking y'all to weigh in on this on for me.

Most of my close friends know that I reload. I have told all of them, that I will not reload and sell ammo to them. They all understand this and for the most part are OK with it.

A friend of mine called me the other day. It seems that his Father is suffering from alzheimer's and it is getting worse.

His Mother asked him to try and take a pistol from his father, because she is afraid he may mistake her for and intruder while he is in the middle of one of his spells. His Father of course will not comply with this, as he is a Native Texan and has had a firearm his whole life, and is just too proud to give it up.

My friend asked me to make some "Dummy" .38 sp rounds without powder in them to put in his father's pistol. I told him I did not feel comfortable with this, because this could result in a squib round lodged in the barrel and could be dangerous for his father.

After some discussion and his begging for help, I told him that I could possibly "kill" the primers by removing the anvil from them, and soaking them in oil, making them look normal from the outside, and then put a heavy crimp on the projectiles so that they would not budge. I would not have to make a whole box, as his father only has 8 rounds of ammo for his pistol.

So that would solve one issue. But what if someone broke into his fathers house and he actually needed "Live" ammo to defend himself? The Dummy rounds would not be much good for that.

So as you see neither solution is a good one.

I am unsure how to proceed. On the one hand, If I learn that his father shot his mother with his "Live ammo" that would be tragic, but then if I learn that his family was harmed by an intruder, while his father was pulling the trigger with my "Dummy rounds", it is a no win situation.

I realize, that the only answer is to remove the gun from his father, but maybe the dummies would pacify him until they can get this done.

What do Y'all think?