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Originally Posted by elkhunter11
What I would like to see, is exactly the same storage requirements either in an unoccupied home or vehicle, whether the firearm is owned by a civilian, or by the police, the exact same treatment towards the person, whether police or civilian, and the same effort made to recover the firearm. After all, this is supposed to be all about protecting the public, and the threat to the public doesn't change with the owner.
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Police are exempt from the firearms regulations for the purpose of their duties. That why they can possess without a PAL, transport without an ATT, open or conceal carry at their discretion, leave loaded firearms in vehicle unattended in plain site, possessed prohibited firearms and even full auto's. Unmarked police vehicle at a hotel overnite? fairly certain that would be work related. Maybe there was no safe in the hotel room and nothing secure enough to handcuff a pistol case to. Maybe the officer used his discretion, which he is allowed to, and opted that the locked vehicle was more secured then an unoccupied hotel room if he goes out to grab dinner.
I guess you will say he shouldn't go out for dinner, why the heck would he need to eat.
Do you believe if a person reports a stolen firearm and then police identify a suspect, they will not follow-up with an arrest and search of the suspect's residence for gun? What is so different in this case? The only difference is because of the media and people like you that love running the police through the mud, the media and people like you are causing the difference, not the police.