Charles L. Cotton wrote:
I resent the implication that it's not a matter of if an elderly person should be disarmed, but when. I know far more older people with full mental faculties than I do with diminished capacity.
Chas.

Well put sir!
My grandfather passed away at the age of 86. Up until approx. 2 weeks before he passed that man was as sharp as ever. I never won a game of dominoes I played against him and he could add and subtract numbers in his head faster than I could on a 10 key calculator. I learned so much from him.