Unsecured firearm in vehicle.

[Edmon]

So the wife and I stopped at a strip mall. As I was exiting my car I glanced into the truck that I parked next to. Not looking for something to steal just looking while I walk by. (situational awareness). Truck was empty. Anyways, saw a handgun between the driver seat and the middle console. Went into the store and was watching to see if I could see the owner getting into the truck. Didn't see the driver before he drove off. If you saw this how would you approach the owner about his carelessness without sounding like a dou**ebag or all righteousness?

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[Medic!]

I would have had the clerk page on the overhead speakers.

''Would the owner of the silver pickup license number 123 ABC. Please secure the gun that's lying exposed on the front seat. Thank you''.

Then sit back and see what happens next.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Maybe as Medic suggested have the clerk page the truck's owner...and then quietly suggest that the owner secure the handgun or lock up the truck with the handgun not being visible....
Andy

 

[Medic!]

Maybe as Medic suggested have the clerk page the truck's owner...and then quietly suggest that the owner secure the handgun or lock up the truck with the handgun not being visible....
Andy

Your right Andy.

Not as entertaining! But the right thing to do.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Your right Andy.

Not as entertaining! But the right thing to do.

Yeah...but your idea would be far more entertaining on a boring day....
Hey its summer break for me...I need something to liven up my day....
Andy

 

[wired]

I'm more of the "nunya mindya" mindset myself.

 

[OldBroad44]

Good question. My guess is that nobody would deliberately leave a handgun in plain sight in their truck, knowing that it would invite a smashed window and stolen gun. My guess would be truck owner usually carries the gun concealed, but between seat and console when driving, and forgot to restore gun to his ccw holster when leaving truck this time. I think I wouldn't confront him. I would just leave a note under his windshield saying, "Hey, your gun is in plain sight to anyone walking by." I'd sign it "Friendly fellow gun owner". That would cause a little more embarrassment and make the person more likely to remember not to make that mistake.

That's assuming the truck was locked. If it was unlocked, it's totally different, as a kid might come by and notice, and the results might be tragic. I would not want to leave that situation that way. I think I would lock the truck, leave the note, and mention I was worried about a kid getting the gun, so locked the truck.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

I'm more of the "nunya mindya" mindset myself.

This idea and approach to life can indeed make life simpler and easier ...and has merit.
It all depends on the situation and the folks involved ....
Andy

 

[Medic!]

I'm more of the "nunya mindya" mindset myself.

The what?

It that the whole ''Circle of life'' thing with the cartoon lion.

 

[OldBroad44]

This idea and approach to life can indeed make life simpler and easier ...and has merit.
It all depends on the situation and the folks involved ....
Andy

Reminds me of one time I was out in the woods, and ran into a game warden. He began talking about reporting poachers, and was telling me how there was this anonymous number I could use to do that. I looked at him silently for a good ten seconds. Then I quietly responded "I think one of the most admirable characteristics a person can have is the ability to mind his or her own business."

 

[11Charlie]

This is a tough one! Was it a nice truck or a beat up pile of junk? My thought process is if nice I would approach in a nice way or leave a note. If its a pile of crap then chances are the gun owner doesn't give a pile of rats poop what your opinion is and that is if its not stolen.

 

[Fast Eddie]

Cheezes my Nachos that people can be that careless with their firearms, that's how the riffraff end up with them.

 

[Flopsweat]

I would have had the clerk page on the overhead speakers.

''Would the owner of the silver pickup license number 123 ABC. Please secure the gun that's lying exposed on the front seat. Thank you''.

Then sit back and see what happens next.

Don't forget to video it. You can always blur stuff out before you post it.

 

[edslhead]

Did it have a big star on the door? Cops leave guns in cars all the time.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

i probably would go about my business and stay out of his.

idk when i was a teen/early 20s we'd ride around with shotguns or rifles in the back window gun rack. still is a normal thing where i live.


i get that it is "careless" but i personally wouldnt approach the owner. in my mind: his gun, his car, his choice to be irresponsible. not your job to tell him otherwise.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Darwin has a proclivity to test out those soft spots on infants heads now and again.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Darwin has a proclivity to test out those soft spots on infants heads now and again.

Ohhh...Squishy....
Andy

 

[Ura-Ki]

I'm a thinking same as v0lcome13sn0w here, especially a nice rural A.O. of the OP, probably been doing the same thing for decades! That said, I wouldn't say any thing, I'm the nunya kind my self, if this person believes his gun is secure, that's his choice and his consiquenses if he is proved wrong, sadly there could be other problems as a result, but I believe it's his mistake to make!

 

[joken]

I would check to see if his doors were locked and lock them if needed, that's it.

 

[Ura-Ki]

I wonder what a LEO would have said or done?