"I wanted to do the right thing and turn it in because I didn't want kids finding it and getting hurt," Gibbons said. "But the police wouldn't come get it from me. They wanted me to deliver it. I was enraged."No concern if she knew proper handling procedures to be able to do that safely?
No concern it might have been disposed evidence and improper handling could obliterate clues like fingerprints? On that note, have their been any recent unsolved shootings with a .25? Or reports of stolen guns? Did anybody check?
No cautioning on legal requirements for transporting firearms?
The ironically-named Lt. Skip Arms (Is this a joke? Is that an invented name to go with this story?) certainly does represent the "Only Ones" attitude and excuse-making we've come to expect over the years.
Yeah, we're too busy setting revenue traps to be bothered. Hey, you hungry?
I know some might be tempted to say she should have kept the gun, but keep in mind if you were caught with it and it did turn out to be a "crime gun," you'd have some 'splainin' to do. Still, you never know when you might need a throwaway, just like the trained professionals have.
If you're that frakkin' scared of a gun, take it apart and throw away a piece each week.
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So... gun dealers are supposed to be psychic police officers, and helpful citizens following orders are an inconvenience. Let's call the whole thing off.
Shall not be infringed.
I know how this goes. Had a person damage my truck. Had the person name, address, and two witnesses. Handed it to the cops on a silver platter and was told their entire force was to involved in a case in another state to do anything about it. Kept pushing it and every time I called I found out that the case was closed even though nothing had been done time and time again.
ReplyDeleteShe should have kept it and turned it in later at one of those "anonymous" gun buy back fiascos. Probably could have walked away with enough cash to buy a new teevee or a year's worth of dog food for Bonsai and Lola, not to mention preventing the gun from ever being matched to a crime gun. And lord knows Mr. Arms, if you did a little more community policing the community might have supported you more in terms of your budgetary agenda.
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