My year is made!

[davidkachel]

I'll spare you the details because the story is long and sad.
My closest life-long friend died two years ago this coming Feb 27th.
Before he died he went through hell and lost everything he had over an agonizing 2 year period. I say he was tortured to death because that's what it amounted to.
Among his sacrifices was his gun collection. The discussions here on the forum concerning "guns we regret selling" made me think about a couple of guns in particular that he had had since we were boys and that he cherished. I decided today to call a mutual close friend who might know where they went so that I could possibly make an effort to buy them back.
To my great surprise and joy I learned today that the guns in question were never sold. Our mutual friend had spirited them out of the house, knowing what they meant and fearing my friend might use one of them to end his misery. It turns out he suffered quite a tongue lashing when our friend discovered what he had done, but he nonetheless steadfastly refused to return them or allow them to be sold. They are safe and sound and in the most trusted hands. Of course, I'd rather have them myself, but I don't care (no, I mean I REALLY don't care). As long as they're still "in the family".

I just had to share my joy with guys I knew would understand, so that's the reason for posting this. I am thrilled!