If he gets a phone call about "something just happened down the street", or sees a news story that he feels is relevant to him, any amount of caution and phone calls made earlier in the day, will have no bearing on the safety of a family member who comes by to check on him. The only "lucky" thing here is that he may have very weak grip strength(can't pull the trigger). Only one way to find out though.

@MarkiusMahamius think this one was meant for @bobwjr ?

Not that I disagree. Long time ago, before cell phones were limited to Star Trek a friend of mine's paranoid schizophrenia started to manifest itself, and we'd always stop at the store down the hill from his place to call and let him know we'd be there in 5 (he'd hallucinate people outside and had shot at nothing once or twice already). Still was a bit unnerving to go there, but he was a horrible shot and we always made a point of making as much noise as possible when parking and getting out of the car.

She could try "adult protective services", its more social work oriented and has no enforcement capabilities. Just social work. Of course they can call the police in, if needed, but their main job is to help people find the services they need to live at home safely.

@Burner Another option: There must be some adult men in the family who can talk with the guy. They could practice shooting together and make an assessment. They would probably have more sway than anyone else.

@WilliamFleming I find it hard to believe its not illegal to point a gun at someone.
There are some phone calls I would want to make.

Best answer of the lot-- You don't need to be afraid of an old guy who is familliar with guns. B afraid of teenagers who are on mind altering drugs!!!

There is no safety on hammerless pistols. None needed.

That pistol has a nine pound trigger pull. That's enormous. In addition it has a very long trigger pull.
So you would have to try very hard to shoot it by accident.

@BigMac10 You: You don't need to be afraid of an old guy who is familliar with guns.

From the original post: Since he now has this gun, I knocked anyways, and walk in to a gun pointed at us. Thought he had the door locked.

So yeah, I'd say you do need to be afraid of a 91 year old with a gun.

@1EarthLovingGal I get that, but the sudden need for increased security is a flag and that he's sitting in his own house with it next to him is another one, and pointing it at someone is yet another. Cognitive decline is subtle and easy to miss - and if he is declining the gun will be the least of your worries.

@1EarthLovingGal It just being there could make a difference in his state of mind...

@1EarthLovingGal Keep in mind at 91 he could forget...

@1EarthLovingGal My best friend had a gun with no safety. My brother, sister-in-law , and I were sitting on the couch about five feet from him when he was showing it to us. He dropped it, it went off, shooting him in the ankle. It could have hit anyone of us. This happened in Lawton, where I grew up. You be very careful.

@Sticks48 Too bad he didn't shoot himself in the balls.... He could have solved the problem and removed himself from the genepool....
Win with Darwin!

@Lizard_of_Ahaz No he has been my best friend since l was 14. He is like a brother.

@Sticks48 If he had almost shot me like that I would have kicked his ass and made damned sure that weapon was so much scrap metal....

@Lizard_of_Ahaz Good for you. Ain't you a badass. You would need to be, because he certainly is.

@1EarthLovingGal Especially since you know it has no safety. I can't believe all handguns are not required to have safeties. He could knock it off of the table just reaching for it. One precaucion you could take is to call him and let him know to expect you. I would tell him you can't bring the children around unless you know that gun is safely out of reach. Be very cautious.

@Sticks48 Revolvers have no safety. Hammerless guns don't need safety.
You could throw these handguns across the room and they shouldn't go off.
If they are unaltered and modern.