I'm not inclined to get the police involved unless needed.
I would probably contact a firearms dealer and ask for help confirming the weapon isn't stolen. Surely they have access to such a database.
If nothing (else) sketchy occurred during the rental, and the weapon isn't stolen - I believe that I would take the handgun to a firearms dealer and ask them to ship it to the renter (if the renter agreed to cover the cost).
On another note, fire the cleaners.
In reply to Steve_Jones :
That actually already happened.
SV reX said:In reply to No Time :
Previously mentioned...
In AL it is illegal to leave a gun unsecured in a manner in which a child could access it.
I'd say this counts.
Then the guest broke the law.
& Your partner is now complicit in/to the crime.
Edit: and now you're telling the whole Internet about the crime. Do what you like with that information.
Indy - Guy said:SV reX said:In reply to No Time :
Previously mentioned...
In AL it is illegal to leave a gun unsecured in a manner in which a child could access it.
I'd say this counts.
Then the guest broke the law.
& Your partner is now complicit in/to the crime.
A) There's no general requirement to report all crimes. There are specific instances, such as mandatory reporters for child abuse and things like that, but nobody's said that's the case here.
B) It's not actually clear that forgetting the firearm in the unit was a crime. I'm not a lawyer, but AIUI generally speaking most crimes require intent ("mens rea"), and presumably the intent of the renter was to take the firearm with him so unless he rented the unit with his kids then he didn't intend to leave it unsecured in the presence of a child. The law in AL might specifically cover negligent/forgetful behaviour, but most of these laws are really aimed at deadbeat parents who intentionally leave guns lying around so I wouldn't assume it does without reading it.
Indy - Guy said:SV reX said:In reply to No Time :
Previously mentioned...
In AL it is illegal to leave a gun unsecured in a manner in which a child could access it.
I'd say this counts.
Then the guest broke the law.
& Your partner is now complicit in/to the crime.
Edit: and now you're telling the whole Internet about the crime. Do what you like with that information.
That's a stretch.
We are not complicit in a crime. We didn't enable or assist anything illegal. We may have witnessed one or been aware of one, and chose not to report it.
By that logic everyone who has ever seen someone speeding and failed to report it has done something unlawful.
That's not how it works.
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