Found Firearm

[Mssr. Eleganté]

Can't you find the last owner by calling the Bureau of Firearms?

Only if it had been registered by the last owner. Most firearms are not registered in California.

[Bobula]

Different situation, but when I used to trap shot weekly we had an incident where one gun accidently grabbed another guns shotgun when he left. Someone immediately called the sheriffs office.... It was pretty obviously an accident, the guy shot there weekly and left his shotgun (which, if I'm not mistaken, was a HELL of a lot nicer!)

[kurac]

If the owner brought a bunch of guns with him that day, he might not even know that he left it at the range. If he only shoots a couple of times a year, you may be waiting a long time before he realizes that its missing.

[Big Jake]

You should turn it into the authorities. Have them deal with it.

Always best to be safer then sorry. You do not know the history of the gun.

[45DAVID1]

100% of the Socal LEO angencies I know of have in house policies that prevent the release of "found" firearms.

[Ronco]

Turn it in to PD.

Just don't walk in like this when you go to turn it in:




"Excuse me gentlemen but I found this lost firearm..."

[Merc1138]

Turn it in to the cops. You don't know the history of the firearm, and you don't want to get yourself into a mess because 10 years from now it's found out the gun in your possession was used in a murder or something. It may not be the case, but you don't know. If the match director is LEO, ask him about it. See if he can find out who the owner is if it's been registered, or if they can't find out who the owner is and it hasn't been used for anything shady if you can have it back 90 days later. Even if he says no to both, it certainly doesn't hurt to ask, and covers your own *** if there actually is a problem.

[Chatterbox]

I think this is the flip side of all those people who "lost their guns in a boating accident". You just know there are some fishes in lakes going "WTF is going on???"

[XYZ]

If you found a Gen 4 Glock 17 or a Glock 19 RTF2 give it to me. I'll take it for you .

[CHS]

1.) Report it lost/found to the police - GET A RECEIPT
2.) Follow-up regularly to make sure they are attempting to contact the owner.
3.) Claim the firearm for yourself if the original owner is not found. I believe a LEGR is required.
4.) DONT just "give" it to a LEO. This is an illegal transfer regardless of his LEO status.

[CALATRAVA]

Turn it in to PD.

Just don't walk in like this when you go to turn it in:




"Excuse me gentlemen but I found this lost firearm..."

haha

[trob]

why can't i find cool stuff

[Turo]

Turn it in to PD.

Just don't walk in like this when you go to turn it in:




"Excuse me gentlemen but I found this lost firearm Airsoft toy..."

Fixed it for you. Poor wannabe 'banger is gonna get shot for posing with that toy LOL!

[xrMike]

Don't give it to the match director just because he says so. He's not the boss of you.

[m1aowner]

???????????????????????????? Yes what did you find?

So what did you find?