accident retention....

Skans said:
Most likely my gun would be locked in my glove box, since I pretty much keep it locked there when I'm driving. I, therefore, would expect it to be there locked up, unless the police had some reason to get a court order to break into my glove box.
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I think the condition of the car and the physical integrity of your glove box post accident might play a factor. My car, for example, was totally demolished, and so them taking my gun was the best way to make sure it remained inaccessible to unathorized users. My car spent 4-5 days in the wrecker lot before I was able to go clean it out- the wrecker has the key in the switch. Honestly, I think I trust uniformed LEOs I don't know over junkyard owners I don't know, all other things being equal.
 
Good question, good answers.

It happened to me (no CCW permit either). I had my CA Bulldog with me in my service van, holstered and a semi-permanent holster mount in my homemade wooden console between the front seats up front. I blacked out at the wheel doing 70 on the highway, left the road and rolled the truck 3 times. I was very lucky (ahem) to survive. The gun was recovered in the far rear of the truck by the tow truck driver! No EMS or LEO ever seen it, they were all working up front.

In the hospital, I awoke to an officer asking me questions about the accident and my gun came to mind, so I asked him what became of it? He said he hadn't heard of it, and didn't want to hear about it. I dropped the subject and wondered for a few days about it, chalking it up to be 'gone'. Luckily for me, the tow truck driver was a good christian man, and told me about it on the phone a few days later while I was recovering from the surgery in the hospital (broke my back in 2 places :(). We were talking on the phone about the van and where it could be recovered and he said, oh I found your gun in the back by the door and have it in my safe and am keeping it for you. I was lucky he was a good honest man and returned it.
 
I think the condition of the car and the physical integrity of your glove box post accident might play a factor. My car, for example, was totally demolished, and so them taking my gun was the best way to make sure it remained inaccessible to unathorized users. My car spent 4-5 days in the wrecker lot before I was able to go clean it out- the wrecker has the key in the switch. Honestly, I think I trust uniformed LEOs I don't know over junkyard owners I don't know, all other things being equal.
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I've totaled a car before, and yes, it's taken to the wrecker yard until you can retrieve it. My vehicle is (was) worth about $22,000. My gun is worth about $325 - about the value of the two rear wheels/tires on my totaled car. I had to go to the hospital for a day. I'm at a loss to understand why I would worry about someone stealing my $325 gun out of a locked glove compartment in a locked car on a secured wrecker lot? I suppose a thief could break into my house and steal my guns out of my safe too.

Look, I do believe I have some moral duty to be responsible in how I handle and store my gun. Having it in a locked glove box while I'm in the vehicle more than meets my moral obligation, in my opinion. Legally, I could have the gun wedged between my parking brake and my seat, or just sitting on the passenger seat, since I have a carry permit. Different states, different requirements, but in the states I travel in - no problem.
 
I'm at a loss to understand why I would worry about someone stealing my $325 gun out of a locked glove compartment in a locked car on a secured wrecker lot? I suppose a thief could break into my house and steal my guns out of my safe too.
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Pretty hard for someone working at the lot to put your car in their pocket and walk out and then pretend like they never had it and it was lost at the scene. ;)
 
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