Please do not forget to take your boats out this weekend!!!!!!

[jpo183]

Just for curiosity what is the rule now for reporting my firearms that I lost on my boating accident yesterday?

What would happen if MSP asked where they were? Clearly at the bottom of the potomac......stupid kids flipped the boat....

What would happen if I somehow found one of them during a scuba dive after I told MSP (who asked) and MSP saw me with the water logged rifle?

 

[Gbh]

The whole law is a non-starter.

One may not know a firearm is missing until they have cause to go look for it. At the time of discovery of a missing firearm, they have 72 hours to report it missing.

Neighbor: :"can I borrow your weed whacker?"

Owner: "sure, It's been a while since I had it out but the last time I saw it, it was in the shed. I'll go get it." (looks in the shed)... "well, I'll be....It was here, I have just discovered it missing".

 

[jpo183]

The whole law is a non-starter.

One may not know a firearm is missing until they have cause to go look for it. At the time of discovery of a missing firearm, they have 72 hours to report it missing.

Neighbor: :"can I borrow your weed whacker?"

Owner: "sure, It's been a while since I had it out but the last time I saw it, it was in the shed. I'll go get it." (looks in the shed)... "well, I'll be....It was here, I have just discovered it missing".

That is if I found it missing after Oct 1 but my firearms are missing right now??

 

[Mr H]

You just need to be more careful in the future when you travel by open conveyance, I guess.........

 

[Gbh]

That is if I found it missing after Oct 1 but my firearms are missing right now??

Assuming you bought them in the state within the last 30 years, they know you have them.

I see no difference between if officially asked, claiming they sank at some time in the past or discovering them missing at the time of inquiry and reporting them missing within 72 hours.

If one was looking at a upcoming date where they had to register them for the first time....well.....anchors aweigh!!

 

[moo-cow]

Sadly, I lost my boat in an unfortunate shooting accident...

 

[Polecat]

The perfect woman!

you knew this was coming.......

 

[fivepointstar]

I scuttled my boat!! I won't let them have it

 

[Mr H]

One other thing...

If you go boating this weekend, you can lose up to 20 at a time. As of 10/1 you can only carry 10.

Correction: you can still lose as many as you want, if you buy your rustbucket out of state.

 

[dejacks]

With my luck, I would go down with the boat.

 

[Goose Guy]

Well, I decided to take the kayak out yesterday. I couldn't find the paddle, so I figured the stock on my AR15 would work well. I got out to the channel and I started getting a little tired, so I laid the rifle across the cockpit when suddenly a wave came and dunked it over the side.

 

[Lou45]

That'll only work if we catch something we can ride to shore.

I tried that late last night with hopes of catching a seahorse and hollering "Hi Ho Silver" all the way back to shore but it didn't work. Not only did I loose my guns and boat, my fishing tackle is gone too.

 

[HarCo2ANewb]

I tried that late last night with hopes of catching a seahorse and hollering "Hi Ho Silver" all the way back to shore but it didn't work. Not only did I loose my guns and boat, my fishing tackle is gone too.

You mean you can't twirl your hair fast enough to get it to act like a propeller?

I've been lied to......

 

[johnb007]

True story. I was transporting my firearms in my canoe across the river to VA, when a strong current carried me downstream and though the bay, out into international waters of the Atlantic. Canoe then capsized. All my firearms are gone...and the rowing back was tough. I just got home. What a bad day.

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[Blacksmith101]

I took my entire collection for a private display in the Great Dismal Swamp but I got lost. I then set my firearms down while I tried to see where I was and when I came back to what I thought was the place I left them they were gone. Either the ground swallowed them up (it happens in swamps sometimes), or I was still lost, or somebody stole them. I consider them lost, strayed, or stolen but will continue to look for them diligently and let you know if I find them again.

 

[JettaRed]

This is a funny thread!

Does anyone know how to report a lost/missing firearm? Are you required to sign an affidavit? Is there a form or report that has threatening language about perjury, etc.?

This is all I could find in the proposed new law:

.04 Lost or Stolen Firearms.
A. If a regulated firearm is lost or stolen, the owner of the firearm shall report the loss or theft to the local law enforcement agency within 72 hours after the owner first discovers the loss or theft.
B. On receipt of a report of a lost or stolen regulated firearm, a local law enforcement agency shall report to the Secretary and enter into the National Crime Information Center database, as prescribed by the Secretary and to the extent known, the caliber, make, model, manufacturer, and serial number of the firearm and any other distinguishing number or identification mark on the regulated firearm.
C. A dealer or any other person who sells or transfers a regulated firearm shall notify the purchaser or recipient of that regulated firearm at the time of the purchase or transfer that the purchaser or recipient is required to report a lost or stolen regulated firearm to the local law enforcement agency within 72 hours after discovery of the loss or theft.

 

[AssMan]

I was recently performing some underwater ballistics research on a private lake (with permission) and had the misfortune of capsizing my kayak - with all of my guns no doubt sinking to the bottom of this very, very deep lake.

Except for my shotgun. And my LCR.

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[dfens42]

Thank goodness I had my lifevest on, all those heavy guns could have drowned me!

 

[Jimbob2.0]

You ho ho and a bottle of rum.......opps where did that AR go?

 

[foxtrapper]

What shall we do with the gun-drunken sailor? Toss his guns to the bottom yeah, toss his guns to the botton yeah!

Folks- don't forget that the MD part of the Bay has about 20 times more boating accidents than the VA part. This is called the MD Vortex Effect and is a phenomenon only seen since 1972. The first report of it occurring was right after open carry without a lisc was banned, and occured on 10/2 when a certain baby was born in a hospital in Takoma Park. Some poor guy had his machinegun collection on board his sailboat.