dpdogwood1
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I am wondering what happens to your gun when you are incapacitated in a car wreck, and on your way to a hospital? Do the police search for it when they see both of your licenses and the gun is not on you?
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What happens in a car wreck to your gun
- Thread starter dpdogwood1
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A family member is a cop in another state and this actually came up in a conversation a couple of years ago. It was really more of how the police and rescue handle guns during accidents. He told me that the police and rescue units are trained to handle and clear guns. If you are in an accident and you are legally carrying then the gun is cleared and goes in your possessions. When you get to the hospital it's given to security and you receive a pick up tag. Go get it when you are released.
I don't know that they would LOOK for a gun simply by finding a license but I would guess it would be found during the clean up as they typically do a quick check of the car before turning over to the wrecker.
I don't know that they would LOOK for a gun simply by finding a license but I would guess it would be found during the clean up as they typically do a quick check of the car before turning over to the wrecker.
I've read of ambulance and/or ER personnel discovering a firearm on a severely injured person. As I recall, they just notified hospital security to take possession of the firearm and secure it. Where I live, it's not required to have my permit physically in my possession while carrying, so it's possible, if I were a passenger in the vehicle, that I might not have any ID on me at all while carrying, in which case nobody would have any idea I was carrying until someone just stumbled onto the gun. It's also not illegal here to carry into a hospital, so that would not be an issue like it may be in some jurisdictions.
dpdogwood1
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I was just thinking about this when I read that some carry under the seat, in the trunk, or on their person.
Every time I see someone who "carries" their handgun with it stuck down between the seat and the console I ask them "where do you think that gun is going to go in a serious wreck? Probably upside your skull." Loose stuff in a car has seriously injured lots of people. Don't be one of them.
I can tell you what happened to my wife when she was in a car wreck.
Wife was in Indiana. She crashed into a MC. No one was hurt but Both vehicles had to be towed. She was about 40 miles from her folks house so she called her brother for a ride.
Cops asked her if she needed to get anything out of the car before the tow trucks carried it off. She told them she had a revolver in the glove compartment. The police asked her if she had a permit she said she did (Indiana recognizes WY's CCL). They took her word for it and didn't need to see the permit. The police took the gun, unloaded it, and took her to the station to wait for her brother. When he came to pick her up, the police handed her her revolver and ammo.
That was it, no problems what so ever. The police were courteous and professional. They did right in taking and holding the gun for their safety. Yet didn't hassle her one bit.
Only bad thing was I had to load up a trailer and go fetch, wife, granddaughter and broke car. But the revolver had nothing to do with that.
Moral of the story, if you're riding a Harley and see my wife coming, RUN, get out of there.
Wife was in Indiana. She crashed into a MC. No one was hurt but Both vehicles had to be towed. She was about 40 miles from her folks house so she called her brother for a ride.
Cops asked her if she needed to get anything out of the car before the tow trucks carried it off. She told them she had a revolver in the glove compartment. The police asked her if she had a permit she said she did (Indiana recognizes WY's CCL). They took her word for it and didn't need to see the permit. The police took the gun, unloaded it, and took her to the station to wait for her brother. When he came to pick her up, the police handed her her revolver and ammo.
That was it, no problems what so ever. The police were courteous and professional. They did right in taking and holding the gun for their safety. Yet didn't hassle her one bit.
Only bad thing was I had to load up a trailer and go fetch, wife, granddaughter and broke car. But the revolver had nothing to do with that.
Moral of the story, if you're riding a Harley and see my wife coming, RUN, get out of there.
Uncle Buck
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I totaled my F-150 in a head on accident. I was more worried about the passengers in the other vehicle. While they were hooking my truck to the flat bed, I was trying to provide comfort to the young passengers in the other vehicle.
After the ambulances left I was sitting in the cop car and that is when I remembered I had two rifles in the truck. Cop called the wrecker driver and told him and he said they would have them in the office for me when I came down to get the rest of the stuff from the truck.
During this whole exchange I had a pistol on my hip. When we finished all the paperwork the cop said "I noticed you have a revolver, what is it?" We talked guns and shooting for the thirty minute ride to were he was going to drop me off.
I am lucky I lived in a place where police are not afraid of people with guns and I am lucky the company that towed my truck had some integrity.
After the ambulances left I was sitting in the cop car and that is when I remembered I had two rifles in the truck. Cop called the wrecker driver and told him and he said they would have them in the office for me when I came down to get the rest of the stuff from the truck.
During this whole exchange I had a pistol on my hip. When we finished all the paperwork the cop said "I noticed you have a revolver, what is it?" We talked guns and shooting for the thirty minute ride to were he was going to drop me off.
I am lucky I lived in a place where police are not afraid of people with guns and I am lucky the company that towed my truck had some integrity.
The whole idea of the police "holding your gun for their safety" is bahooy. Can I hold their gun for MY safety? Heck no, and I would not expect to.
I would expect the same from them. License holders do not go around and pull their weapon on cops.
My carry is not a danger to anyone when it is in it's holster. It is impossible to put your finger in the trigger guard while it is in the holster, and guns do not go boom unless someone can put their finger on the bang switch.
It becomes a danger to everyone when it is no longer in it's holster, it doesn't really matter who, or how it was removed. The trigger is no longer covered, pistol can go bang.
I would expect the same from them. License holders do not go around and pull their weapon on cops.
My carry is not a danger to anyone when it is in it's holster. It is impossible to put your finger in the trigger guard while it is in the holster, and guns do not go boom unless someone can put their finger on the bang switch.
It becomes a danger to everyone when it is no longer in it's holster, it doesn't really matter who, or how it was removed. The trigger is no longer covered, pistol can go bang.
aarondhgraham
New member
It's your personal property,,,
It's not some evil talisman that must be kept hidden from sight.
It's just another piece of personal property.
Unless you are/were doing something illegal with it,,,
There is no reason at all that you wouldn't be getting it back.
Aarond
It's not some evil talisman that must be kept hidden from sight.
It's just another piece of personal property.
Unless you are/were doing something illegal with it,,,
There is no reason at all that you wouldn't be getting it back.
Aarond