Missing gun

[philw]

So what would the story be if a normally law abiding firearm owner "misplaced" a firearm?
Hmmm Headline would probably be "High Powered Weapon Lost – Negligent owner of firearms cache charged.

If they cant track one firearm it makes a mockery of those idiots that want these numpties to be used as a central storage for all OUR privately owned firearms.....  ( over here one of the things that the Anti's say   is if you want to have guns  then have them stored at a police station and you need to go there to get them then go to the range then take them back as they should not be stored at your house..  um  no thanks  i would rather have it stored where I know where it is. )

http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/1590249/wangaratta-police-in-the-firing-line-over-missing-gun/?cs=11

HOW does a police gun go missing from a police station?
That’s exactly what officers are trying to work out after a police issue gun disappeared from the Wangaratta police station almost two weeks ago.

do the US police have issues with "Missing Guns "

[fightingquaker13]

Its not a big deal. In most states (maybe with the exception of New York), there is no requirement to report a gun stolen. Its just a good idea to do so as its a CYA move if the guy who stole it shoots somebody, plus the insurance company wants to see the police report before they pay. As to "lost" guns, such as real boating accidents or brain farts in the woods where you leave the thing on the tailgate of your pickup and then drive home or something? There's no big deal. You're just out a few hundred bucks on a gun.

[crusader rabbit]

While there is no requirement for a "central storage area" for guns, police sometimes do have an issue with "missing" guns.

Local news reports in my area of Florida said that a cop went in to use the bathroom at a Muvico Theater in Tampa.  Apparently, he removed the Glock 26 (his personal weapon) from his holster and placed it on the toilet paper dispenser.

When he finished up the paperwork, apparently he forgot to replace the weapon in his holster.

He left the theater and sometime later he called the theater manager to advise him about his newly remembered Glock.

Meanwhile, a young boy of about 9 entered the same stall and found the Glock.

Young boy reported it immediately to his father.

Father is reportedly "ex-military" and knew how to "disarm" the weapon.

Police were called. Various media were called

Fiasco ensued.  It made the 6o'clock news with followup at 11.

Papers reported it the next day, noting that the "experienced officer" (15 ye3ars on the force, I think) would receive counseling on proper toilet usage.

His Glock was returned to him.

So,missing guns are pretty exciting on this side of the pond, too.

FWIW,

Crusader Rabbit

[fightingquaker13]

While there is no requirement for a "central storage area" for guns, police sometimes do have an issue with "missing" guns.

Local news reports in my area of Florida said that a cop went in to use the bathroom at a Muvico Theater in Tampa.  Apparently, he removed the Glock 26 (his personal weapon) from his holster and placed it on the toilet paper dispenser.

When he finished up the paperwork, apparently he forgot to replace the weapon in his holster.

He left the theater and sometime later he called the theater manager to advise him about his newly remembered Glock.

Meanwhile, a young boy of about 9 entered the same stall and found the Glock.

Young boy reported it immediately to his father.

Father is reportedly "ex-military" and knew how to "disarm" the weapon.

Police were called. Various media were called

Fiasco ensued.  It made the 6o'clock news with followup at 11.

Papers reported it the next day, noting that the "experienced officer" (15 ye3ars on the force, I think) would receive counseling on proper toilet usage.

His Glock was returned to him.

So,missing guns are pretty exciting on this side of the pond, too.

FWIW,

Crusader Rabbit

That's not a missing gun story, that's an idiot cop story, and those are big news everywhere. Leaving your gun in the can at a theatre full of kids? Yeah, you need a good head slap. But barring that level of idiocy, having it go overboard duck hunting, or otherwise losing it in the woods generally does not create a stink.

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a leo losing thier gun should mean they lose thier job.  There is no excuse for mis placing a gun.

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[tombogan03884]

There have been plenty of stories about cops setting down guns and then forgetting them .
There was a post here a couple years ago about a toddler finding a loaded pistol at the bottom of a slide in a park.
Apparently cops had staged there for a raid and it fell out of an officers holster when he sat on the end of the slide.
Another story about a guy leaning an AR against the rear of his cruiser and then driving away .

[crusader rabbit]

And the Quaker is absolutely correct--my tale is technically not a "missing gun" story in the same sense as Phil's tale.

However, it did involve a gun that went missing.

And, I thought the story had enough entertainment value that it deserved a spot.

I grinned when I heard it.

I grinned again as I wrote it here.

The LEO involved is "box o' rocks" stupid and demonstrates one more reason to tread softly around LEOs. 

Crusader Rabbit