I think that it would be best to store them elsewhere. The reason that I say that is because of a case that I have had in the past. A brother had left a box of shotgun shells in a desk which was pushed up against the wall, facing the wall. The defendant did not know the shells were there but was charged criminally, and it took quite a bit of negotiating to get the state to drop that charge. So, why even have to negotiate when it can be a mandatory minimum of 3 years in prison for your father? He can get his right to bear arms restored if it has been more than 8 years after to completion of the entire sentence.
Answered on Oct 04th, 2017 at 1:31 PM