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Erik

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You'll love this:

I was at a local bar/restaurant the other night. Some friends of mine who work there and know I was in law enforcement for a little while came up to me and aked if I had a minute. Of course, I answer. They pull me aside and show me a backpack. I look inside and along with a wallet, some gym clothes, there was a holstered Sig complete with the officer's badge who had left the backpack behind! I couldn't believe it. They asked what I thought I should do. I called around and descretely found a means of contacting the officer. He was MOST appreciative that I went through informal channels... It sounds so simple- but NEVER put down the bag/purse/pack that contains your sidearm. And if you feel compelled to break that rule- NEVER leave it behind!!!

The officer in question was not intoxicated, he had only stopped in to say hello to some friends, by the way.

Erik
 
I'd say that was a good move Erik. No need to "make an example of him." Besides, you might need a GOOJF card sometime. :)

As this realy belongs in the General Discussion forum, I'll move it there ...
 
Reminds me of the time I had to pull over a carload of Feebies so I could return the S&W that one of them left on the toilet tank in our mens room.

Sigh. And they thought we were uncivilized.

LawDog
 
Good looking out Erik. You`d be surprised how many times that happens. When we were rookies we used to put our guns in our wives/girlfriends purses when we went out. How dumb is that!!!! Those damn gym bags that all the young guys carry should be outlawed!
 
Dinosaur, the correct terminology for those gym bags is "tactical kits" I believe. ;-)

What makes it a tactical kit? Well, it probably is black nylon. Definitly has all sort of straps and pockets- and is sold in Gall's for twice what it should be... ;-)

Erik
 
IMHO you should have run up the red flag!
The described NIMROD should have been taken before someone in authority and given some severe instruction on handgun retention!
Bar,library,school,supermarket... It does not matter, this recruit is gonna be a f***u* if the leash does not get pulled tight real quick.
IMHFO Hank
 
Hehehe... Reminds me of the time I was walking through the Hanger Deck at 2300 or so and spotted a MP5SD just sitting there all by it's lonesome.

Being the Good Marine that I was I knew it had a home so I took the wayward subgun up to my office. A quick call down to the PO berthing area and I got a hold of a friend... who just happened to be the Recon Platoon Sergeant. ;) I told him I had something of a surprise for him and that he should come up ASAP!

That he did and was very much appreciative when I handed over said MP5. He left in kind of a hurry though... muttering about having to "talk" to someone or something along those lines. :eek:


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Schmit
GySgt, USMC(Ret)
NRA Life, Lodge 1201-UOSSS
"Si vis Pacem Para Bellum"
 
As always, it was a judgement call. And I'd say a good one was made. Being in the Navy and very involved in technical training, it's not always necessary to cruicify someone for their mistakes. Often more can be learned from a quite word than a blazing tirade or counseling papers. Good on ya and way to take care of our own!

Tom


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Remember, no matter where you go, there you are!
 
I St Louis recently, a suburb police chief and wife were clothes shopping. He let her carry his sidearm in her purse while he tried on clothes. She sets purse down, purse is stolen. Imagine that! What are the odds of an unattended purse being stolen?

The sidearm was recovered a few weeks later.
 
Hi Everyone-

Brings back memories of working for a car rental company more than a decade ago and we found a Walther PPK .380 in an Alessi IWB holster underneath the driver's seat. Turns out, it was an LEO's backup sidearm.

Well, all the co-worker sheeple immediately start screaming, "It's going to go off!" Jeez, typical sheeple behavior.

The manager managed to stay somewhat sane, he just said, "Let Blue Jays take care of this...." I explained to everyone that it was not a bomb, it was a handgun. The only way it would operate is if someone intentionally pulled the trigger. It would not just "go off."

We pulled the rental contract and called the officer (who got across town to our office 6 miles away in something like 17 seconds, if my memory serves me correctly... ;))

We actually reamed him pretty good on his mistake. I mean, what the hell was he going to say to us about it?! It was borderline funny at that point.

Good thing some honest people found it...I'm sure an officer's sidearm would fetch a pretty penny out on the street.

Regards,

~ Blue Jays ~
 
Oooops! IMHO, you did the right thing. I'm sure the fellow learned just as much having to sheepishly come back for his "stuff" as he would have from a formal reprimand, and with a lot less resentment.

Banzai - Might get a chance to meet you in a year or so. I start calling for orders in June, and the odds of being able to stay in Mayport are, well, slim. Currently the only billets for my NEC are in Japan (been there, done that, have many T-shirts), but hopefully that will change.

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"...and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one."
Luke 22:36
"An armed society is a polite society."
Robert Heinlein
 
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