Just found a gun in the restroom ...

[churchmouse]

Lets see, Pee 1st...post on ingo 2nd and free gun. Wait, a freaking glock and most likely a 9mm. Crap, thought I had a good find.

 

[Sylvain]

Not sure why everybody is worried about their finger prints. If you turn it into police and the gun was used in a crime there is good reason if your prints are on it. I would say first thing is to unload and make the gun safe. Don't go walking around handing strangers/manager a loaded gun.

I was surprised by that too.It's not like you just found the gun next to a dead body.

 

[Sylvain]

Lets see, Pee 1st...post on ingo 2nd and free gun. Wait, a freaking glock and most likely a 9mm. Crap, thought I had a good find.

You can still get a conversion barrel.

 

[Stschil]

Look for one of these two:

Dining Police officer
Massachusetts police officer suspended after leaving gun in courthouse bathroom | Fox News

or

Robert 'I left my gun I the bathroom' Blake

 

[KellyinAvon]

Are you still in stall #2??

 

[VERT]

Lets see, Pee 1st...post on ingo 2nd and free gun. Wait, a freaking glock and most likely a 9mm. Crap, thought I had a good find.

Absolutely you need to pee first. Older I get the smaller it seems my bladder is. Actually if you are in a stall it might mean that #1 priority is #2. And of course I am going to start a thread on INGO.

 

[Archbishop]

If turned into the police and no one claims it after a certain amount of time, dont they have to give it back to you?

I suppose my answer is purely anecdotal, but I swear I remember a few years ago some guy calling into the Garrison show to say he'd found a weapon on the street turned it into the law and quite awhile later they called him to come down and get it, because no one claimed it. As I recall Garrison was surprised and also the guy didn't want the gun.

 

[Destro]

I'm just grossed out by the placement of your BOB...ewwww

 

[Dixiejack]

ROFLMAO

 

[Sylvain]

I'm just grossed out by the placement of your BOB...ewwww

Not my BOB.It's a bag full of cash that I found with the gun.I didn't make a thread about it though.

 

[indyjohn]

From my days of being a ladies' room peeper, I can tell you that they are quite different. There are free beer vending machines, midget bathroom attendants, and solid gold toilets. They don't trust the ladies to be clean enough to have nice things like this.

Well played sir, well played..

 

[ruger1800]

Take the gun, leave a note in its place, with intructions to call the manager and leave a phone number, would use call block to call owner and evaluate the situation, if the owner didnt seem responsable enough, i would just use a cutting torch to destroy, and mail to owner.

 

[CathyInBlue]

There were two other threads a while back. One about how you shouldn't post your ham radio call sign on a publicly accessible web forum because there are databases where those can be used to look up your real identity and address.

Another one about whether, when posting pics of your own guns, one should blur out the serial numbers.

Thence comes the question. Is there a way a mere mortal can take the serial number from a firearm and search a publicly accessible database and find the real name and address of its last 4473 registered owner?

 

[rcwill]

I'd probably go outside the door and ask the next person I saw to get the manager. Need to positively control the situation so some kid doesn't go in the stall and end up hurting himself or someone else.

 

[Sylvain]

There were two other threads a while back. One about how you shouldn't post your ham radio call sign on a publicly accessible web forum because there are databases where those can be used to look up your real identity and address.

Another one about whether, when posting pics of your own guns, one should blur out the serial numbers.

Thence comes the question. Is there a way a mere mortal can take the serial number from a firearm and search a publicly accessible database and find the real name and address of its last 4473 registered owner?

Well since there is no gun registration in Indiana you wouldn't able to find someone's address with the SN.
You could just look if the gun was reported stolen or not.

 

[beararms1776]

Yeah that was my thought too.
Plus besides just a legal problem you have no idea if the manager is trained to handle firearms.
What if you bring him in the gun and the first thing he does is to hold it, finger on trigger, and shoot someone (maybe you) by accident?

Might be wise to advise him to call LE about it.

 

[DocHoliday]

If turned into the police and no one claims it after a certain amount of time, dont they have to give it back to you?

I found a couple grand of music equipment, speakers, and lighting equipment all over the road one night. I was 16 or 17 and my dad told me to call the cops. Cops said they would see if they would ever get calls on it and if they didn't they would put it in an auction after a year. A year later, I called and no one had record of it.

 

[groovatron]

First thing....make the weapon SAFE! Unload that thing. Fingerprints or not, don't give anybody else the chance to hurt someone. As a responsible, experienced gun owner, it is your responsibility to take charge of the situation. I would tell the manager/owner about the gun, but I would not release it to them. That would be too much of a risky liability.

 

[1911 mike]

That's where Blocks belong. I wouldn't want the damn thing so complete the action and flush it down with the rest of the s*%t !!

 

[1911ly]

Turd in the restroom, isn't that where it belongs. OHHHHhhh, that's a Glock. Tough for me to tell the difference sometimes.

Yer so bad. Wait, I have a glock. what you talkin bout.