14 Dec 03

From a friend in WY:

"The Evansville Police Chief had his pistol stolen out of his unoccupied car yesterday while he was in a restaurant in Casper. He told investigators tha t the pistol was between the driver's seat and the radio console and was slightly visible.' It is unclear whether the car was locked or not, but the re are no signs of forced entry, no witnesses, and no suspects. The embarrassed chief, of course, 'could not be reached for comment.'"

Comment: If a gun belonging to you falls into unauthorized hands and is subsequently involved in an accident or a crime, and it is determined that y our gun had been "inadequately secured" (whatever that means), a legal shit storm will predictably fall right on your head! Leaving "slightly visible" guns i n unoccupied cars in restaurant parking lots surely falls into the "inadequate ly secured" category!

For those of us who carry pistols, it is a much better plan to carry the gun on our person than it is to leave it in cars. The best place for your pisto l is on your person where it will actually be of some use to you in an emergen cy and where you always have direct control over it.

/John