If you're settling an estate in Castle Rock, there's a good chance you're already dealing with the Douglas County courthouse — probate filings, asset inventories, dividing property among heirs. When firearms are part of that estate, they come with their own set of rules, and they're the part executors feel least prepared for. That's where I come in.

I run Gun Legacy, a Parker-based firearm estate service, and I work with Castle Rock families and executors from The Meadows to Founders Village to the homes along the I-25 corridor. My job is to make the firearms piece of your estate simple, legal, and financially smart.

Built for Executors

Executors carry real responsibility. You need defensible fair market values for the estate inventory. You need every transfer documented — who received which firearm, when, and through which dealer. And you need to avoid the two mistakes I see most: rushing a sale and leaving thousands on the table, or handing guns to relatives without a paper trail.

I give you all three: professional valuations in writing for your probate records, FFL transfers with Colorado Bureau of Investigation background checks done properly, and a transfer log you can file with the estate paperwork.

Consignment That Respects the Heirs

When estate firearms need to be sold, your duty is to get fair value. A gun shop's counter offer — typically 20 to 30 percent of market value — rarely meets that bar. My consignment service sells estate firearms on the open market for a 20 percent commission, so roughly 80 percent of the sale price goes back to the estate. On a collection of five or ten firearms, the difference between a shop offer and consignment is often thousands of dollars the heirs would otherwise never see.

The SB25-003 Factor

Since August 1, 2026, Colorado's SB25-003 requires buyers of specified semiautomatic firearms — generally semiautomatic rifles or shotguns with detachable magazines — to hold a sheriff-issued eligibility card and complete a safety course. Good news for estates: transfers to heirs upon the owner's death are exempt, and transfers to a licensed dealer are exempt. So the estate can move covered firearms to me without the card process, and I handle compliance on any onward sale. This is general information about Colorado law, not legal advice.

I'm by appointment, Monday through Friday, 9 to 5, and Castle Rock is a short trip from my Parker base. If you're an executor staring at a gun safe you didn't expect, call (720) 998-4776 or email info@gunlegacy.com for a free consultation. I'll walk you through exactly what to do, in what order, with no pressure.