My brother-in-law is a United States citizen, but his family lives in Spain. He traveled there for an extended visit, and is now a stranded, because of the coronavirus. His father carried a 1934 Beretta handgun during the Spanish civil war, and his family has given him the pistol. He wants to bring it back to the United States, and as a resident of Kentucky can legally own the firearm. I'm not sure how he could legally bring it to the United States, but I believe that since it is his property, that it might be possible to have it in checked baggage, just as a person would do if they were bringing firearms back from an overseas hunting trip. If that is the case, it would be at the discretion of the airline, as to whether or not he would be allowed to return with it. On the other hand, I could see this being viewed as importing a firearm from another country, and that would open the door to a lot of legal issues as well.
Does anyone here have any experience with a situation like this?. He is not coming home anytime soon, because of the quarantine situation in Spain, but I thought I would try to pass along any information that experienced members here might have. Thanks to anyone who might be able to respond.