Just because he's now married doesn't mean those guns are community property. If bought and paid for prior to the marriage, they are your dad's property unless he chooses to change that status. He can give them to you, his wife, or anyone else without the need for the wife's approval.
Better...
Not afraid -- it's more that I don't want to spend any time on something that's completely useless. Actually, it's worse than useless, since it's something that will not help me in any way and could, in fact, hurt me.