dfens42
Publius
"What guns? I lost them all in a tragic boating accident."
This answers my question, "How/When do you get them back?". I suspect it will be even harder if you have anything at all questionable on your record. Anyone that voluntarily does this is a fool. (not calling you a fool, I am sure you learned your lesson)
They never said that my toys were going to evidence control. They led me to believe this would be done and over in under an hour. Had they mentioned what was going to happen afterwards, I wouldn't have allowed them to "hold" them.
Always remember; "the police can lie to you during any investigation and they are not breaking the law----however, if you lie to the police during an investigation, you can be charged with a crime"...
Did they inquire about knives, forks, shovels, and baseball bats, and seize them, too?
An attorney came to my club and said a trust would keep the police off my guns. If somehow I became prohibited, the guns go to the trustee. If it's a minor, they go to someone else until the minor can lawfully own them. IANAL
Circa 2005 this happened to me.
I had caught my (obviously ex) girlfriend cheating on me and said/yelled some less than kind things to her and went home. An hour later BPD showed up to "talk to me". They asked if they could take my firearms to their vehicle "for safekeeping" while they sorted things out- she obviously told them I had guns. When they left, my firearms left with them.
Once they take firearms in to safekeeping, it is VERY hard to get them back. It took me almost 2 years to get mine back and that was after psych evaluations, producing documentation to prove I owned them, etc. My doctor even wrote a letter that I was not under any psychiatric care or on any medications- she was careful in her wording to not to cross the "liability line".
The kicker is that I was never charged with anything, let alone convicted of anything.
After that incident, I vowed that on duty law enforcement will never enter my home again without a warrant.
My doctor even wrote a letter that I was not under any psychiatric care or on any medications- she was careful in her wording to not to cross the "liability line".
And what is the proper way to decline to answer? I would never lie to a LEO doing his job, but personally would prefer not to tell the truth.
Just curious, how did the conversation go? How did they bring the topic up? How did they ask? Was the tone threatening? Etc
Also, and this is not an attempt to monday morning quarterback, but did you decline at any time? If so, were you talked into it with veiled threats of charges or a 2am no knock? Again, just curious and only want to know to satisfy said curiosity.
Gotta love this crap. Legalized gun confiscation. They even make it all sound so nice and protective and voluntary too.If the victim or family member admits to a gun in the home, police can then suggest they take it for safekeeping, a voluntary and temporary seizure backed by state law, police said.