Police officer thinks barrel shroud is a suppressor
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I wish the police in my town would take the time to stop by and investigate if they saw and unattended vehicle in my driveway that was unsecured, ESPECIALLY if I was silly enough to leave firearms in it. I would hate to end up with my gun(s) stolen because of carelessness.
Buy those cops some donuts, coffee, or a steak dinner. They did you a favor. It is rather funny to note the shortcomings of the officer's knowledge about suppressors when there is obviously a lack of knowledge or application in vehicle security.
Buy those cops some donuts, coffee, or a steak dinner. They did you a favor. It is rather funny to note the shortcomings of the officer's knowledge about suppressors when there is obviously a lack of knowledge or application in vehicle security.
Elm Creek Smith
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Won't bash you about leaving the gun in the unlocked trunk. It's already a dead horse.
Most police officers don't know anything about guns other than the ones with which they are trained or own personally. Even then, my next door neighbor, a police officer issued a Glock 22, a Remington 870, and an AR-15 carbine, asked for my help when he couldn't get his SiG 556 disassembled. After I got it apart (after reading the manual since I'd never seen one), I told him he needed to clean it. The bolt carrier and operating rod were stuck together. I had to bang the back of the upper receiver on the floor to get them to come apart after removing the operating handle.
My next door neighbor can be excused. He grew up in New York City and had no experience with guns before moving to Oklahoma. He was a school teacher before joining the police. Only after being trained on his issue weapons did he realize that guns are tools, really neat tools.
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Most police officers don't know anything about guns other than the ones with which they are trained or own personally. Even then, my next door neighbor, a police officer issued a Glock 22, a Remington 870, and an AR-15 carbine, asked for my help when he couldn't get his SiG 556 disassembled. After I got it apart (after reading the manual since I'd never seen one), I told him he needed to clean it. The bolt carrier and operating rod were stuck together. I had to bang the back of the upper receiver on the floor to get them to come apart after removing the operating handle.
My next door neighbor can be excused. He grew up in New York City and had no experience with guns before moving to Oklahoma. He was a school teacher before joining the police. Only after being trained on his issue weapons did he realize that guns are tools, really neat tools.
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Skid_McCoy
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If that weapon is considered a rifle, you would have gone to jail in Washington State. And yes, your weapon would be confiscated.
rm23
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What's your point? The same thing would happen if I brought it to England or Japan, too. I made sure having it in the car was legal before I starting doing it.
CountGlockula
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Next time, close your trunk.
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Skid McCoy Wrote
Um...could you explain this to me?
Um...could you explain this to me?
Ryder
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Sounds like you accidentally hit the trunk open button on your key fob as you used your keys to enter the house.
I'd be fairly perturbed if a locked case of mine was entered but let it slide due to being thankful for the assistance in securing my property.
I always remove guns from the vehicle upon reaching home because there is a lot of moisture inside a vehicle. They will rust very fast in that environment.
I'd be fairly perturbed if a locked case of mine was entered but let it slide due to being thankful for the assistance in securing my property.
I always remove guns from the vehicle upon reaching home because there is a lot of moisture inside a vehicle. They will rust very fast in that environment.
GeoW
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It's obvious that you aren't the sharpest knife in the drawer. Leave a firearm in an open trunk for any thug to help himself to..... makes no difference if it was an accident or not.
And now have the audacity to bitch about the cops calling you out?
Get outa here..
And now have the audacity to bitch about the cops calling you out?
Get outa here..
makarovnik
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Ignorance of the law is no excuse. That should go both ways shouldn't it?
Officers'Wife
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Be glad he didn't charge you for having a concealed weapon and move on.
T. Bracker
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I think the local officers did a good job for you. You should tell them "thanks".
MinnMooney
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Wow !
I love how some THR'rs are giving these knee-jerk reactions and jumping all over the OP. Everyone was polite to each other during the entire incident and certain info needed to be obtained by one of the officers who didn't know the diff between a suppressor and a shroud - Whoopy!
The OP was merely asking for others' opinions on if the original officer was within his rights to open the closed, "locked" gun case.
Even though the case was "visible", the contents were not so the officer was not within his rights to open the case without direct permission from the owner. Period. Yes, the officer needs to be thanked for bringing the open trunk to the owner's attention but talked to (not repremanded) about legal search proceedures.
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That's not even remotely correct !!! A gun completely enclosed in a locked case, in the trunk is 100% legal - unless you're a felon.
I love how some THR'rs are giving these knee-jerk reactions and jumping all over the OP. Everyone was polite to each other during the entire incident and certain info needed to be obtained by one of the officers who didn't know the diff between a suppressor and a shroud - Whoopy!
The OP was merely asking for others' opinions on if the original officer was within his rights to open the closed, "locked" gun case.
Even though the case was "visible", the contents were not so the officer was not within his rights to open the case without direct permission from the owner. Period. Yes, the officer needs to be thanked for bringing the open trunk to the owner's attention but talked to (not repremanded) about legal search proceedures.
from Officer's Wife -
That's not even remotely correct !!! A gun completely enclosed in a locked case, in the trunk is 100% legal - unless you're a felon.
Dain Bramage
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I think Skid's reasoning is that loaded rifles in vehicles are illegal in Washington state. However, the mags appear to be out, which would make it okay.
That's why mag-fed rifles are the trunk rifle of choice here. You can keep an unloaded rifle next to a loaded magazine, and it's legal as long as the mag is not inserted.
Officers'Wife
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Thank you for demonstrating you do not recognize satire.
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