Off-duty Buffalo Police officer accused of leaving loaded gun in vehicle

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Left openly on the seat? WTF???
He must have gone somewhere where guns are prohibited?? But cops can carry anywhere...........

Arrogance.
 
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I know of 2 guys who had their cars broken into and their handguns stolen when they went into a store that would not allow them to carry their weapon in the store. If you think about it, it is easy to observe someone as they go through the motions, taking their weapon from it's holster, unloading it, putting it into a lock box and then securing the box somewhere in the car. They had both used a cable lock, which was cut, most likely with bolt cutters. The local state police attitude is that this is another example of why individuals should not own handguns.

When I got my permit way back in the stone age I was told to never, ever, leave my handgun in the car, as someone could steal it.
 
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Deplorable Me said:
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Off-duty Buffalo Police officer accused of leaving loaded gun in vehicle

Mitchell R. Thomas, 28, of Buffalo was arraigned in Buffalo City Court on one count of Failure to Safely Store Firearms.
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How would the justice system have treated LEO if this was a civilian under CCIA?
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Hmmmm I am just an Aussie but I think in answer to your question you would lose your concealed carry permit quite possibly do some time but as you know one rule for them one rule for us
 
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Deplorable Me said:
www.wgrz.com

Off-duty Buffalo Police officer accused of leaving loaded gun in vehicle

Mitchell R. Thomas, 28, of Buffalo was arraigned in Buffalo City Court on one count of Failure to Safely Store Firearms.
www.wgrz.com www.wgrz.com

How would the justice system have treated LEO if this was a civilian under CCIA?
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Well what the hell! I would not ever think of
not chambering a round and lock the pistol!
After all what the hell is the sense of an empty fire arm to a police officer??? Its in his vehicle which I assumed that was locked and how would anyone know anyhow!!!??? Stupid charge !
 
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Spontoon said:
Well what the hell! I would not ever think of
not chambering a round and lock the pistol!
After all what the hell is the sense of an empty fire arm to a police officer??? Its in his vehicle which I assumed that was locked and how would anyone know anyhow!!!??? Stupid charge !
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If you think for even 1 second that preferential wasn't granted to him in this instance you're a fool. He left the firearm in PLAIN VIEW which other officers saw. This being your first post here lemme tell ya something. His actions were extremely irresponsible and reflect poorly on not only police officers, who should be held to a higher standard, but those of us who ARE responsible gun owners. Actions like these reflect poorly on all of us and lead to more charges soon after incidents like this to set "examples" of all firearm owners, not to mention incidents like this fuel fires for more gun control which none of us need nor want.

The charge isn't stupid, he is.
 
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Spontoon said:
Well what the hell! I would not ever think of
not chambering a round and lock the pistol!
After all what the hell is the sense of an empty fire arm to a police officer??? Its in his vehicle which I assumed that was locked and how would anyone know anyhow!!!??? Stupid charge !
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Are you one of them?
 
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I agree that what he did was stupid and warrants disciplinary action by his department. But what law did he break?
 
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ManualF150 said:
S 265.45 Safe storage of rifles, shotguns, and firearms.
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SUMMARY OF D.C. V. HELLER​

https://www.cga.ct.gov › rpt


Oct 17, 2008 — law banning handguns and requiring other firearms to be stored unloaded or locked was unconstitutional on Second Amendment grounds.


The Heller Decision and the Second Amendment​

https://safetennesseeproject.org › 2017/10/09 › the-hell...


Oct 9, 2017 — You can click here to read the entire Heller decision. ... “the invalidity of laws regulating the storage of firearms to prevent accidents.
 
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