Posted on 04/11/2011 6:14:33 AM PDT by marktwain
One of the basic gun safety rules is that owners should be sure their guns are never accessible to unauthorized or untrained individuals. Recently, two gun owners broke that cardinal rule.
Restroom surprise
Walmart, located at 755 S. 20th Ave. in Safford, is unquestionably the area's busiest store. Numerous people of all types and ages visit the store, and many of them utilize its restrooms.
Safford Police were dispatched to the store at about 11:35 a.m. on Thursday after a maintenance employee discovered a fanny pack with a Taurus .357 Magnum in the men's restroom.
The employee turned the gun over to the store's loss prevention division, and an older male subject was soon located on Walmart's surveillance as he entered the restroom with the fanny pack.
The gun owner told a Safford officer he took off his fanny pack to use the restroom and accidentally left it. He said he returned a few minutes later after he noticed he didn't have it on him, but the gun had already been found by the Walmart employee.
The man's fanny pack was returned to him by Walmart employees, but the gun was kept in the store's cash office until police arrived.
The man showed the officer his concealed weapons permit, and, after a check on the subject and gun came back negative, the gun was given back to him.
Gun stolen from unlocked car
It is necessary to transport a firearm in a vehicle when traveling to where it is to be used, or if a person is carrying a gun for personal protection. But to use a vehicle – especially one that is unlocked – as a place to store a gun is never a good idea.
A Graham County man learned that lesson the hard way when he got out of bed Monday morning and discovered his Taurus 24/7 .45 caliber pistol was missing from his car.
The gun owner told a Graham County Sheriff's Office deputy that he last saw the gun the previous night, and his wife accidentally left the vehicle's door unlocked.
The deputy examined the scene but did not locate any suspicious shoe prints or tire tracks. The deputy estimated the value of the pistol to be about $500.
No, this is not a basic gun safety rule. It is a political and legal rule that is being promulgated by unscrupulous lawers in an attempt to make gun owner liable for any damage done by someone who steals their gun.
seems more like common sense. just like you shouldn’t leave your wallet in the bathroom or in an unlocked car.
both of these incidents of stupidity involved Taurus weapons; is there a connection? ;^)
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Guns are tools like any other tool. There shouldn't be any more attention paid to them that any other tool. That being said I wouldn't leave my tool box in an unlocked car either.
Agreed, but it appears that the media is leading the charge on this.
The man showed the officer his The man showed the officer his concealed weapons permit, and, after a check on the subject and gun came back negative, the gun was given back to him.
I thought Arizona passed a shall carry law without a concealed carry permit. Checking out the subject and the gun would be permissible, in my view, but the concealed weapons permit was not needed.
Agreed, but it appears that the media is leading the charge on this.
Oh, oh, better get in contact with NRA As an instructor, I can confirm that this rule is being taughtas part of safe storage.
So, is it being taught as a fundamental "safety rule" or as something merely prudent most of the time?
Well, if it's in the car, I'd think you could do that by choosing which way the car was pointed when you parked it. ;-)
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