Woman finds federal agent's gun in the restroom...

[Oldgringo]

Let's expand our question:

The gun you just found was in the toilet in a Rest Area on the Interstate about half way between here and there. As far as you can tell, there's no one else in the immediate vicinity.

Now, what would you do?

[Excaliber]

Hypothetical time - oh how we love these.


Supposin' you walk into a restroom, any public restroom anywhere, and there on the TP dispenser, floor, behind the commode; somewhere in the stall is a nice revolver, pistol or other handgun. Okay, y'all with me?

What do you do now?

1. Clear it,

2. Since I have a CHL and it is in my wallet, quietly conceal the weapon somewhere on my person, touching the weapon carefully only with my handkerchief,

3. Take the nearest approachable identifiable LEO aside privately, explain the situation, and unobtrusively give him the weapon and its ammo, taking back a receipt.

If I did not have a CHL it would take a little more thought. Not wanting to leave it unattended I would probably wait for another patron to visit the restroom and ask him to contact the police for me and tell them where I was and that I needed them. Then I would be sure to keep my hands out of my pockets and in sight, separated, as I awaited their arrival.

Elmo

You'd probably be OK if you weren't in one of the 46.03 prohibited areas. However, you would give yourself a greater margin of safety by calling the situation in to 911 so the circumstances are on tape to prevent any misunderstandings later.

[sugar land dave]

Sobering......

[Beiruty]

1)hand it over to local LEO
2) Post a note that an item was found, the owner has to contact local PD to identify it and claim it.

[03Lightningrocks]

Run out of the restroom, both hands flailing wildy as I scream... "THERE IS A GUN IN THE RESTROOM"!

[03Lightningrocks]

Let's expand our question:

The gun you just found was in the toilet in a Rest Area on the Interstate about half way between here and there. As far as you can tell, there's no one else in the immediate vicinity.

Now, what would you do?

Part of me would think "SCORE"! The wiser side of me would be afraid the gun had been used in a murder or something. I would call the Highway Patrol and wait for them to arrive. I wouldn't touch the darned gun...just in case it was used to take out Hoffa.

[03Lightningrocks]

Several years ago wife and I rented a home in Houston ... A couple of weeks later I found a loaded revolver stuffed away in the back corner of a shelf in a bedroom closet. Elmo

I really never thought of that possibility. That is a very scary thought.

I was shaking, Bill, as all the imaginary horribles went rushing through my mind, one after the other.

Elmo

Were you actually shaking?

[03Lightningrocks]

Thank goodness none of us found the gun that was stashed for Michael Corleone.

[sugar land dave]

Thank goodness none of us found the gun that was stashed for Michael Corleone.

FG: "It happens...."

[Oldgringo]

Let's expand our question:

The gun you just found was in the toilet in a Rest Area on the Interstate about half way between here and there. As far as you can tell, there's no one else in the immediate vicinity.

Now, what would you do?

Part of me would think "SCORE"! The wiser side of me would be afraid the gun had been used in a murder or something. I would call the Highway Patrol and wait for them to arrive. I wouldn't touch the darned gun...just in case it was used to take out Hoffa.

Really? I've often wondered what I'd do.

If it had tape on the grip and visible file markings, etc., I'd treat it like it was a copper tailed rattlehead. OTOH, if it was a nice compact 1911 like mine or something, it might just be 'finders-keepers' time. I dunno'...

[b322da]

Several years ago wife and I rented a home in Houston ... A couple of weeks later I found a loaded revolver stuffed away in the back corner of a shelf in a bedroom closet. Elmo

I really never thought of that possibility. That is a very scary thought.

I was shaking, Bill, as all the imaginary horribles went rushing through my mind, one after the other.

Elmo

Were you actually shaking?

I'm an old, old man. I almost fell off the box I climbed up on to feel the top of the shelf.

With a loaded revolver in my hand.

Elmo