Posted on 01/28/2011 7:44:41 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
SAN ANTONIO - Deborah Gonzalez says she is pretty heated with Hertz Rent A Car on San Pedro Avenue. Gonzales and her family say they found a loaded gun in a car they rented last week.
"I was horrified," said Gonzalez. "I couldn't even speak. I broke down crying because there was a loaded gun in my hands, and I don't know where it came from."
Gonzalez says she was riding in the car with her 2-year-old and 3-year-old grandchildren. She stumbled across the gun while picking up a child's shoe that fell under the driver's seat.
"I kept yanking, and yanking, and yanking because I could feel something."
Gonzalez says the incident has left her family traumatized.
"A lot of lives could have been ruined," said Gonzalez. "Mine! My kids! Lives could have been taken!"
A worker at the Hertz location would not give News 4 WOAI too many details, but said it is possible the car wasn't cleaned properly.
Gonzalez's family says that is no excuse for putting the children's safety at risk.
"It's very disappointing that a company that big could be so careless," said Gonzalez's husband, Marquis Stevens.
Gonzalez reported the gun to Converse Police Department. Officers say they have seized the gun and are treating it as a "found property" case.
The worried mom is now urging other drivers to use caution when renting a car.
News 4 WOAI is still waiting for an explanation about the incident from Hertz management.
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The question I have is....
Does the heater work?
LMFAO!
if it’s Hertz they may want ot check for OJ’s knife,too.
Hoplophobia....
It would have been one more for my collection;)
How stupid, free gun, free gun!
Oh fer Chrissake! If she's not trolling for a lawsuit (high probabililty) she's too skitzy to be out in public.
I would have handled it the same way ;-)
That's a little dramatic.
Broke down crying because she picked up a loaded gun? She must be a liberal ...
*SIGH*
This is Texas maybe she check the with gun option by mistake.
I found a Hertz doughnut in a rental car once. Then my brother started crying after inquiring about it.
Not good to have 2 & 3 year old kids with access to a loaded firearm. However if she had to “yank and yank” to get the gun from under the seat it doesn’t appear its a cleaning problem. How the heck should Hertz be expected to find that.
I might rent from hertz next time. Might save me some dough.
“I broke down crying because there was a loaded gun in my hands, “
Hoplophobia can be treated, like many phobias. She should resolve this life problem.
This woman lives in TEXAS, and she's "TRAUMATIZED" by a gun???
Austin maybe.
I did that once- tears of joy over a new 7.62 SCAR.
If she was so traumatized why the heck did she pick it up?
More proof that every person should receive basic firearm safety. Think of the children after all.
Please, lady, calm down for heaven’s sake. Obviously this woman is a total believer that guns kill people. Yep, they get up walk around and kill people!
No doubt this woman was on her way to the PayDay loan store but instead will now swing by the local ambulance chaser lawyer’s office where she’ll collect a much better return.
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