What one woman wants for Christmas: a returned gun

>and don't be surprised if all the nicest ones come up "missing" from the evidence room.<

AT which point the agency in question shouldn't be supprised when they get a visit from the State DoJ, and possibly the ATFE...

Which is how I got my .44 back: I explained the consequences... :evil:
 
Is there an attorney in the house??

Yes, that illustrates something that really chaps me. That the legal authorities can and do hold guns like that for the duration as "evidence". Well, if it is your only gun, as appears to be the fact in this case, well, that leaves the victim defenseless, never mind that the victim isn't even being charged with a crime.
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Is there an attorney in the house? If so, can you please answer the following questions -

1: If you use gun "A" to shoot a thug in self-defense, is it lawful for "The Police" to take guns "B," "C," "D," "E," and "F" from you as "evidence?"

2: Are you obligated to tell "The Police" that you own guns "B" through "F," or can you say "I do not wish to talk to you until my attorney is present," or "I will answer all your questions through my attorney once he/she and I have had a chance to confer?"

3: As a follow-up to #2, once a person is arrested, they have "the right to remain silent." Does this right also apply to a person who has not been arrested?

4: If "The Police" take your only gun as evidence in a shooting, is it lawful for you to re-arm yourself by legal means after the fact?

5: Is it lawful for you to have a gun or guns buried somewhere or stashed with a friend and go get that gun after "The Police" have taken your gun or guns after a self defense shooting?

Obviously, different states will have different laws and will produce different correct answers. We know that and will take it into account.
 
Progunner:

Good questions. I suspect that to a certain extent, it depends on the jurisdiction. A lot of the answers to those I have no idea about, even here where I am now. And how much of the "might makes right" principle and the "possession in 9/10ths of the law" principles factor into it, for that matter.

I'm still considering getting myself a cheap-o "bury-em" handgun just for SHTF burial purposes partially to cover the contingency of your question #1, should that come to pass.

Also, how about this question: Along the lines of your question #2 -- I'd have to assume that they would have to have a search warrant in order to do this. Are you obligated to assist them in the search by telling them where the items being searched for are? Or are they required to do the search themselves, with no obligation upon you to aid them? I don't know the answer to that, honestly.
 
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