"Responsible Gun Owner" Has Handgun Stolen from Unlocked Vehicle.

[Fl0und3rz]

Don't be this guy.

http://q13fox.com/2015/03/22/thief-finds-handgun-when-he-breaks-into-car-in-locked-garage/

"I'm a responsible gun owner."

Ahem.

(2)(a) A person shall not carry or place a loaded pistol in any vehicle unless the person has a license to carry a concealed pistol and: (i) The pistol is on the licensee's person, (ii) the licensee is within the vehicle at all times that the pistol is there, or (iii) the licensee is away from the vehicle and the pistol is locked within the vehicle and concealed from view from outside the vehicle.

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.41.050

[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

That guy is the reason we have theft in this world...  But really the seattleites saying they are concerned that a criminal now has a gun.  Criminals already had guns people.  The I 594 didn't stop them.  That's all this kind of news story portrays is the indoctrination that the new gun law worked, until this guy broke into this one car.  Now we need a new law.

[Fl0und3rz]

Reminds me of FMJ and private Pyle's unlocked footlocker.  Language warning.

Full Metal Jacket - Jelly Doughnut Scene

[Lincoln4]

“I’m obviously very concerned that’s someone who’s a criminal now has a gun,” says Ben Trelease.

Because that'll be a first.  The current laws restricting our rights have done such a great job keeping criminals from getting guns.


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[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

That's the only quote I could think of

Reminds me of FMJ and private Pyle's unlocked footlocker.  Language warning.

Full Metal Jacket - Jelly Doughnut Scene

[Fl0und3rz]

Misdemeanor to store concealed firearm in unlocked vehicle.  Is that respondible gun ownership?  It is reasonable and prudent to lock your vehicle if a firearm is inside,  law be damned. The point of unlocked valuables as a cause of theft is an aside with which I disagree.

[ctwiggs1]

I agree. 594 is irrelevant in this case.  The guy is a dummy who just gave a gun away.

The criminal however is in violation of 594.  He really should have done his transfer paperwork.   

[mfswallace]

Not a misdemeanor if the pistol is unloaded. It's a stupid thing to do but not illegal

[Fl0und3rz]

Not a misdemeanor if the pistol is unloaded. It's a stupid thing to do but not illegal

You have a point. It is stupid, regardless of whether it is illegal.

[mfswallace]

I agree. 594 is irrelevant in this case.  The guy is a dummy who just gave a gun away.

The criminal however is in violation of 594.  He really should have done his transfer paperwork.   

 

[pianoman9701]

How many here would leave their laptop in an unlocked car? The antis will use this as fuel to start a piece of safe gun storage legislation. Mark my words. The thief is a thief. The gun owner was, at least temporarily, an idiot.

[ghosthunter]

He calls it a break in. The car was unlocked. How can it be a break in?

[Jingles]

First off I say BS to the comment that he is a "Responsible Gun Owner" a responsible gun owner would of never left the gun in his vehicle overnight were it could of gotten stolen. Sorry to see the criminal get a gun but due to his own actions it is good the previous owner doesn't have it either

[mfswallace]

He calls it a break in. The car was unlocked. How can it be a break in?

The thief broke into a locked garage...

[Greenhorn]

What a strange world we live in that most people would excoriate the gun owner who left a gun in his own car and rarely mention the pile of refuse of a thief.  If people would not steal we could all leave our valuables in unlocked cars.  The thief is the problem!