took all his pistols and put them away, he had one of the 1911s under his pillow, like nope might end up shooting me or the old lady.
I feel sorry for you and your dad. Bad time you have.
Wouldn't it be better to leave him a deactivated gun? Old people are very often quite leery when they have the feeling that someone has taken something away from them. This can be money, the jewels or even a gun. I don't know if your dad would be aware of if you leave him a 1911 without the firing pin. Keeping it under his pillow shows that he would feel more save with than without his gun.