Network Animation Control

The Network Animation seems to be working really well for the player objects. If I animate one player to swing it broadcasts across the network. My only problem is that I want the player to be able to take ownership of other objects such as weapons so that when I animate them it will broadcast the animation correctly. Currently I can make the player animate other objects but that animation isnt broadcasted to all players. I take it thats because the player doesnt have ownership, only the server does.

I know there are other roundabout ways I could accomplish this but I feel like there is probably something simple I can do instead to allow players to control the broadcast of other identities if there is a way to give ownership.