I don’t really like it when they kill things but to be fair I had literally never heard of this. I don’t think its going to be a big loss.

I’m not going to tell you what to do but if I were you I wouldn’t open carry. MAGA want an excuse; just concealed carry.

I don’t think that the gift in itself is a problem or that your son should return it, however I would talk to your son about a power imbalance and make sure that his friend isn’t asking for anything in return or manipulating him. Expensive gifts that have to be paid back is a tactic that gangs (allegedly) use to recruit people but if they are really best friends then I wouldn’t be worried.