Man loses CCW in movie theater and kids find it!!!! Come on!!! BE CAREFUL EVERYONE

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Zaydok Allen

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Woops, title should say loses, not looses.


http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/20/boys-make-the-right-move-with-loaded-gun-in-theater/?hpt=hp_t3

Basically some guy was carrying in a theater and his gun came out of what ever carry rig he was using. He went back and asked if anyone had turned it into lost and found. Then some kids found it.

Ok, this makes me really mad :cuss:, but I'm going to refrain from ranting.

Instead I'm going to just politely remind everyone that with the current gun ban, magazine size restriction, general national outrage talk over the school shooting in CT, we as gun owners need to be extra careful now and always to make sure slip ups like this don't happen. This is another strike against us! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, pay attention to your ccw everyone!

Accidents happen, but there is no reason this guy should have left the room without knowing that his gun was on him and secured. Then kids found it............ :banghead:
 
some people should not own guns. not all people, just some people like that clown.
 
Idiots like this CCW carrier give responsible firearm owners a bad name and add
fuel to the anti-gun fires that are burning out of control after Sandy Hook.
Anyone who owns a gun should always remember that you can never be too
safe or secure with your firearms. Always keep track of your actions and surroundings
when you are handling or carrying a firearm.
 
if you are able to lose your sidearm, you probably arent carrying in a proper holster......hell, even a cheap nylon holster will retain a gun to a fair degree....
 
Why didn’t the boys pick up the firearm?
"I'm a Boy Scout and Kolton and me took a hunter safety class. One of the rules is that you treat all guns as if they're loaded," Levi told KPTV.
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Every parent who doesn’t believe their kids should be exposed to firearms should read this. These two had some exposure and training and made the right choices. Change these two out with some kids whose only exposure is video games and maybe get a much worse ending.

Hunter safety should be offered as part of the middle school curriculum.
 
I would guess IWB or OWB and when he sat down the seat cushion pushed the muzzle and therefore the gun out of his holster. That's just a guess.

I have had my J frame slide out of my pocket when I was sitting in my truck. My legs were at just the right angle and the rattling around of a vehicle was just enough to and the pocket shape on those shorts was cut at just the right angle to allow it to slide out of the Desantis holster I had it in. I noticed it right away though and secured it so it wouldn't happen again.
 
The good part is quoted by DAP90 in Post #6. Parents who shield their children from all things firearms related should be invited to read this story.

The bad part is the probable frenzy the media will want to create over the incident because it was an evil gun. One guy like this screws up, and all the antis will call for stricter standards for carry permits and blah blah blah... They will forget or downplay how the finders handled the situation and focus on the CCW holder who screwed up instead. They'll say, "What if a bad guy found the gun and then shot up a school?"

Many drivers lose their car keys, and sometimes when they do it's at a place where matching a found set of keys to a vehicle in the parking lot isn't hard. Sometimes the key finders take these vehicles on joy rides and crash into fixed obstacles, other cars, pedestrians, etc., and people get hurt or killed. Yet nobody cries out for stricter car key security standards. Instead, they want the joy riders reined in, and that is as it should be.

Yet, driving is a state granted privilege that can easily be withdrawn, and RKBA is a Constitutionally guaranteed right. Shows you how far askew much of our nation has gone.
 
I've gotten several holsters that just don't hold the gun. You don't know it's a problem until the gun comes out. If he'd been carrying for a while and was used to the weight, he might not even notice that a new holster failed.
 
I've had pistols fall out of both open-top and thumb-break holsters. In the first case I was attempting to sprint 50 yards, and in the next I was trying to extricate a car from a muddy ditch. The best holsters for concealment are often the worst for retention, for obvious reasons. There will always be a compromise between speed and security.

Of course, in both cases I was immediately aware of the loss of my weapon. Heck, every time I stand up I do a quick pat to ensure nothing's shifted.
 
My God. This is almost as stupid as the people that leave their pistols in public restrooms. I say that's more stupid because it happens so much more often. I just can't even comprehend "losing" or "forgetting" a pistol in a public place.

But I do have to man up and admit that I left my CCW on my pickup bumper once at my gun club range. Long story why, but I'd removed it and placed it on the rubber covered bumper to get it out of my way. Then we jumped in the truck and drove all over the ranch, much farther than I'd like to admit on bumpy dirt roads and through pastures, before I realized my pistol wasn't with me. I stopped immediately, and it was still sitting on the bumper! That's one loyal little pistol.
 
WTH. What good is it to have a CCW and carry if you can't tell if you've lost your weapon. This guys is an idiot.
 
Devonai said:
I've had pistols fall out of both open-top and thumb-break holsters. In the first case I was attempting to sprint 50 yards, and in the next I was trying to extricate a car from a muddy ditch. The best holsters for concealment are often the worst for retention, for obvious reasons. There will always be a compromise between speed and security.

Of course, in both cases I was immediately aware of the loss of my weapon. Heck, every time I stand up I do a quick pat to ensure nothing's shifted.
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Yup -- and therein lies the difference...


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I simply would not carry in a manner that would make me unable to tell with a simple thought whether my gun is still where it belongs. No feel, no hitch, just a quick thought, a sensor check if you will, and I know it's there.
 
This is why I yell at people who carry their Hi-Points in a $10 Uncle Mikes. They are not secure.

Call me elitist if you like, but this fool was lucky these boys were educated, and knew the rules of gun safety.
 
This is akin to the time someone left thier handgun in the mens room at Chucky Cheezes' and it was found by kids in the balls.

There is simply no excuse at all for such mishaps.
There is zero margin for error when it comes to firearm safety.
 
I have heard of police officers forgetting their weapons in bathrooms. Stay vigilant and remember, complacency kills. Luckily in this case no one was injured.
 
if you are able to lose your sidearm, you probably arent carrying in a proper holster......hell, even a cheap nylon holster will retain a gun to a fair degree....
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I don't know. I've had a gun slip out of a holster before. It was an IWB Blackhawk. It was fishing at the time, noticed that my gun wasn't in the holster and looked over and it was sitting on the driving seat of the boat. I've since retired that holster from use, but without some type of active retention a gun can work its way out of a holster.
 
In almost 40 years, I have never had a handgun get out of any holster I was using. Ever. I've wrestled drunks, etc. Never. Ever.
If a guy is going to the movie with a handgun stuffed in his sweatpants, he shouldn't be carrying. YMMV.
 
Devonai and Jframe have the right idea.

Periodically, I check for my wallet, my phone, my keys, and if I carry, my pistol. Especially the pistol as it has the most dangerous implications. Mistakes happen to us all, double-checking should negate those mistakes.
 
Great timing for this guy to make the news... makes gun owners look awesome.

He was probably carrying:

1) Without a holster
2) With an IWB holster


I used to carry with the classic in-the-waistband holster when I was in light summer clothing, then realized that it lacked sufficient weapon retention to ensure that my gun wouldn't fall out during anything more than just normal (walking around) types of activities. Fortunately, I tested this fact around the house, and didn't drop my gun in public at any time. Nevertheless, I can't understand how someone wouldn't notice that they'd dropped their gun while going about their day-to-day activities.

I currently carry in a Level 2 Blackhawk Serpa holster when CCW'ing (most of the time), and it works great.
 
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