Don't know how many are aware but a careless restricted gun owner had his handgun stolen two days back. It was in his unlocked car, centre console, no trigger lock and with ammo. Fellow was in Cochrane near Calgary. Not good PR for our cause and real disappointing to hear. He is to be charged with unsafe storage of a firearm. Just wonder if his R-PAL is gone now?
Stolen Pistol
- Thread starter Kiwiman1
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Calgary again.
Recently an armed robbery was thwarted by a bystander that snatched the offending firearm from the counter that the perpetrator had put down to collect the loot.
Problem is the police haven't been able to locate our hero or the gun!
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Recently an armed robbery was thwarted by a bystander that snatched the offending firearm from the counter that the perpetrator had put down to collect the loot.
Problem is the police haven't been able to locate our hero or the gun!
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FreedomIsn'tFree
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And if he is found he will face many years in jail and will likely do much more time than the criminal that did the robbery. He is probably afraid to contact police and turn in the firearm because he knows the hell storm that will be brought against him.
And then someone will start a thread about throwing him under the bus, like a lot do when one of their fellow gunnies make a mistake.
FreedomIsn'tFree
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Some people leave restricted firearms, with fully loaded 30 round mags, in their vehicle and don't even loose their jobs when they are stolen.
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Really? Do you have a link?
FreedomIsn'tFree
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I remember a loaded shotgun being found against the curb outside a university in Vancouver that was left on the trunk and fell off when the vehicle drove away.
Was in the Herald last week. Wish I had kept a copy for my cork board, I found it all quite humorous. Perpetrator fled in one direction and our hero fled in the opposite direction never to be seen from again.
http://www.calgarysun.com/2016/08/1...-convenience-store-robbery-kept-offenders-gun
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I suspect that he wanted to stop the robbery ; but did not want to be involved any further than that with testifying in court ,police line ups , having the robber know his name , etc
FreedomIsn'tFree
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You're most likely right and what some of us would do if we were in the same spot and would just want to fade into the night afterward. If the guy did get away with the robbery and still had his gun, would the next person he tried to rob have ended up dead?
My point of mentioning this is simply to say he broke lots of laws. Right, wrong, or indifferent the law is what it is. Responsible owners can further the lobbies ( good one being to keep trying to unrestrict ARs) and the biggest help is to ensure we are all responsible gun owners where we cannot be tripped up with bad examples as we pursue these changes. The ONLY way to change the laws is through lobby and due process plain and simple. This guy does not help the cause.
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