So which one of you lost your Remington 700 in Evansville last night?

[jackhandy]

So which one of you lost your Remington 700 in Evansville last night?

Officers got flagged down by a tremendous good citizen and advised that they had just found a rifle on the Lloyd Expressway. A cased Remington 700/scoped/heavy barrel with ammo.

Now I asked myself would I have done the same thing...Karma can be a pain so I think I would have at least tried to get it to its owner and kept my fingers crossed no one came to claim it.

Ok...so I'm a 911 Operator and get a call about 30 minutes later from a guy stating...hey I think I lost my rifle. He says he removed it from his truck to load a washer and dryer. I'm assuming he sat it on his cab. I question him on the make/model and specifics. He hit them to a T. It was his rifle. I tell him its your lucky day let me get with the Officers to see when you can get it back. I think he was as suprised as I was that someone turned it in.

So this is a reminder to all to secure your weapons and cases before driving because I'm not sure your gonna get as lucky. I figure there is only a handful of really honest people around these days.

 

[TiminMishawaka]

Glad to know we live amongst some honest folks.

 

[snorko]

Friend of mine found a cased glock a few years ago under similsr circumstances. Turned out to be an LEO's firearm. He too was happy to get it back.

 

[femurphy77]

Friend of mine found a cased glock a few years ago under similsr circumstances. Turned out to be an LEO's firearm. He too was happy to get it back.

Oh goody, goody, now we can turn this into an leo bashing thread!

 

[ironjaw]

Oh goody, goody, now we can turn this into an leo bashing thread!

Negative!

 

[snorko]

Oh goody, goody, now we can turn this into an leo bashing thread!

Um, no, just an example that it can happen to all of us.

 

[femurphy77]

I guess I should have used purple. . . . .


It was more a comment on how anytime a story involves a cop doing something dumb, no human, it inevitably goes south quick.

 

[indykid]

It is so nice to read a story like this for a change. THANK YOU for sharing!!!

 

[rjstew317]

+1 to the guy (or gal) that was decent enough to turn it in.

 

[Expat]

That was very nice...

 

[eatsnopaste]

I saw some well used jackboots alongside the road once...left them there..didn't want to know how they had gotten so...broken in.

 

[littletommy]

I'll bet some no good cop planted the rifle there so some unsuspecting citizen would pick it up and the cop could waste em for brandishing a weapon. Probably got distracted by some speeder doing 3 miles over the posted limit. Lousy no good cops.

 

[johnb62]

Sometimes people still just do the right thing!

 

[treeman22]

He's lucky the right guy found it, and not some jerk thinking it was his lucky day.

 

[E5RANGER375]

what an idiot. he should be beat. we have enough of the gun grabbers crying and lying about how guns get into criminal and kid hands. all we need is legal gun owners making unacceptable mistakes like this. no im not joking,

 

[PatriotPride]

He made an idiotic mistake. I don't understand how one can be so irresponsible with a firearm, ESPECIALLY a rifle as large as a Rem700.

 

[E5RANGER375]

As a Ranger, losing a piece of equiptment no matter how small is a VERY VERY bad thing and dealt with accordingly. Knew a guy in Ranger School who got the boot because of it, and it was nothing major like a rifle.

I mention this so people know I dont believe in a double standard. ESPECIALY involving firearms.

I seriously think this guy should face some fines or something. Same as I thought the cop who left his gun in lowes should have been fired.

 

[Bowling_R]

Wow E5, your so hardcore............ not everyone is a Ranger...

 

[IndyGunworks]

ask red neck medic about leaving a rifle on a tailgate.