Trying to justify keeping my Garand

[mrb7]

...if you don't want it anymore, sell it to someone who does. As I told someone, having a gun laying around not being taken care of... is a (my edit crying shame.

Pretty much what I was driving at. Better to keep it if you really do want it. Sounds like you have doubt, so be sure.

But if you really have moved on, and there's no shame or sin in that, people move on in life, then let it go to someone who will value it more.

[mac9990]

If you have to find a reason to keep it, then sell it for a fair price to someone who will take care of it.