Man Reports Gun Stolen from his Car - Police Arrest Him and Confiscate All Firearms

[gdr_11]

I am afraid we will see more of this in the future; the victim of a crime will be charged as a criminal if they are a firearms owner. In this case, a man reported his handgun stolen from his car and told police the car was unlocked. He showed them his permit then, in response to questions, he told them he had other firearms in the house. He was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment and all of his guns were confiscated.

More states and municipalities are pushing the envelope in attempts to disarm the public with no justification other than the politicians passing laws and the criminal justice system selectively deciding which laws to ignore and which to enforce. It would appear that laws impacting the low life of society will be set aside while those that ensnare folks with no criminal past will be prosecuted to the fullest.

https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/po...l-leads-to-reckless-endangerment-14486880.php

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Reminder - on October 1, 2019 CT new gun laws went into effect. Specifically they require locked storage of a pistol in a motor vehicle.

 

[oldag]

Still no excuse for confiscating his other firearms.

 

[gdr_11]

Rule #1 - When given the choice of prosecuting a life long repeat offender or a white citizen who has never been arrested, the system will always go for the latter.

Rule #2 - If anything is ever stolen from your car, the car was locked and the perp must have used a slim jim, hacked the On Star or used some kind of master key to gain access. Never say that the car was not locked.

Rule #3 - If asked whether you have any other firearms, your response should be that you want an attorney and say nothing more

Rule #4 - In case of any doubts, always refer to Rule #1

 

[Vaquero]

Damn.

 

[EZ-E]

Wouldn't this same notion apply to a house as well. Where does the stupidity stop.

Capt. Richard Conklin said the state is tightening up its laws where gun storage is concerned.

“We believe storing a gun in a car, even if it is locked, is not a prudent thing to do,” Conklin said. “A car is like a glass box. If you take out any of the windows, it is no longer locked.”

 

[Hoji]

Even I was appalled when I read this the other day.

But if you live in a shithole communist country/state, expect shithole things to happen to you.

 

[gdr_11]

The laughable thing is that we can't go for more than a week without reading about some LEO who left a loaded gun in their car and had it stolen...many times these are ranking officers, chiefs or federal agents who seldom get more than some bad press from the incident

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

Why turn yourself in?

Most especially in a commie state?

 

[oldag]

Why turn yourself in?

Most especially in a commie state?

Need a police report to file for insurance, I imagine.

 

[Vaquero]

Need a police report to file for insurance, I imagine.

Then the claim is denied because you broke the stupid law.

Catch 22.

 

[oldag]

Then the claim is denied because you broke the stupid law.

Catch 22.

Could be the case. But also might not. Depends upon how the policy is written.

 

[V-Tach]

Do we need a thread about the perils of leaving guns in your vehicle.....locked or unlocked.....

I don't think we've ever discussed it here before.............

 

[easy rider]

Connecticut has stupid gun laws anyway. Sandy Hook is still brought up when they talk about any new gun laws.

 

[Mohawk600]

He should have said his car was locked.......

 

[Bozz10mm]

He should have said his car was locked.......

Or, now having 20-20 hindsight, I bet he wishes he never would have reported the theft and just ate the loss of the handgun. That law is going to have the effect of others not reporting stolen firearms. And then the politicians will laud themselves and point out how much the law has reduced firearms thefts.

 

[F350-6]

Capt. Richard Conklin said the state is tightening up its laws where gun storage is concerned.

“We believe storing a gun in a car, even if it is locked, is not a prudent thing to do,” Conklin said. “A car is like a glass box. If you take out any of the windows, it is no longer locked.”

So do the police vehicles not have any firearms stored and locked in the vehicles? And what happens when an off duty officer has firearms stolen out of a personal vehicle at their home? Not that anything like that ever happens.....

 

[easy rider]

So do the police vehicles not have any firearms stored and locked in the vehicles? And what happens when an off duty officer has firearms stolen out of a personal vehicle at their home? Not that anything like that ever happens.....

Same thing as when they blow by you on the highway on their way to lunch.

 

[motorcarman]

Back in the late 1960s my uncle was a reserve police officer in his little town. I asked one day if he still was and he replied that he gave it up because he was tired of being a political robot.

I finally understood what he meant years later.

 

[SQLGeek]

Or, now having 20-20 hindsight, I bet he wishes he never would have reported the theft and just ate the loss of the handgun. That law is going to have the effect of others not reporting stolen firearms. And then the politicians will laud themselves and point out how much the law has reduced firearms thefts.

It wouldn't surprise me if CT had a law requiring that they be reported stolen or lost.