JRSpicer426 Ok. So after my last post in which I stated the LT was running a NICS, I contacted the property room and was informed another LT had taken over my case. I left repeated messages on this LT's answering machine to the extent of "this is ----- I am calling about case --------, I am inquiring about property seized from me during this arrest..... " I left these messages for about 5 weeks until the LT. finally picked up. She said she had signed off on the transfer and to contact the property room. So a few minutes later I called the property room and they had no record of her signing the release. So I called the LT. back and told her that the property room had not received the release. She said she would bring it to them personally, and to call her back if there were any problems. The next day I called the property room again, they said they had not received any release. I called back every day after that , and the person answering the phone was more and more annoyed every time. Eventually I got a phone call at 8:00am on 7/5 informing me that my property was ready to be received, but to call the property room to set up an appointment. I called and talked to one of the employees working there. He said you can pick your firearm, but the ammunition cannot be legally released until 24 hrs later. I agreed. (they picked up 2 rds of live ammo off of my workbench). So 30 minutes later I was in the Madison PD's garage and the property clerk brought out my pistol, in a box, requested me to open my trunk, and placed the pistol in my trunk, then shut it. He then had 3 squad cars escort me out of the garage (and a few blocks away). Then I arrived at home and inspected the firearm. They (as they said) did not "legally" give me my 2 rds of live ammunition, but they did return a magazine with 15 rds that was in the pistol when it was taken. (zip-tied in the box as well) I will not be taking the trip back into the cop shop's garage for 2 more rds. Any other hoops I had to jump through before this are paraphrased in my prior posts.
This whole process was long and painstaking. If anyone from the gov't tells you a week, expect a month....
I believe the information transferred between dept's was deliberately lost in order to delay my receipt of my firearm, but I also think that being persistent and tenacious paid off in the end. Basically, they gave me my gun to get me off their back's.
And again I know I was irresponsible in this case, but just because I was irresponsible does not mean my 2nd amendment rights should be taken away.
Got my sr9 back today. Inspected everything as soon as I got home. No scratches, and still clean as a whistle. I guess I'll just consider this a 5 month lesson learned. Oh, and +1 for Madison, WI gun owners.
