Police departments across the country are aggressively pushing gun trigger locks on their citizens, offering free locks or reduced prices on them in many cases. Many communities are considering laws that would require their peasants to keep their self-defense weapons secured by these locks when not actually on their person, which pretty much defeats the purpose of self-defense weapons in the first place. (Hold on a sec, Mr. Burglar, while I find that damn key.) Other communities are trying to pass "safe storage" laws that hold firearms owners criminally liable if their weapons are lost or stolen.
The merits of a policy of keeping self-defense weapons locked are debatable, particularly when small children or others unable to practice gun safety are around, but one would think that the police would follow their own advice, wouldn't one?
Apparently not.
An Orange County, Florida, Sheriff's deputy's car was burglarized while parked on the street overnight. The haul? An HK UMP submachine gun, complete with silencer. An HK G3 fully automatic rifle. A Glock 21 .45 caliber pistol.
Trigger locks? No.
Any kind of locks? Who knows?
Keeping armament like that in an unmarked squad car parked on a public street overnight? Not very smart.
Of course, this situation is not unique. Things like this happen disturbingly often. Even the Imperial Federal Government is missing over 8oo firearms lost or stolen. I even heard a rumor, that I cannot confirm at this time, of an HK MP5 rifle being stolen from an UNLOCKED Federal vehicle in Milwaukee. (All of the links that I have found regarding this incident have scarily been deleted. Coincidence?) UPDATE: I believe that this is the incident that I've heard about, but I'm not positive. Apparently the theft was in Green Bay, not Milwaukee. I will continue to investigate.
The department is offering a $2,500 reward for the return of the firearms. Good luck with that.
Remember, the "highly trained" authorities know what's best for you, but don't ask them how they do things. It's none of your business.
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The $2500 reward isn't anywhere near market value for an HK MP5, I think closer to $15,000 would be better. Perhaps they could take the money from the salary of the idiot that left it in an unlocked car.
Isn't there some law about safe storage of firearms? wonder if this idiot will be prosecuted?
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