[USMM guy]

If this kind of crap law stands then automobile owners will be liable if a 'joy rider' kills someone with their car. Even farther, a thief breaks into your home and steals a knife and kills with it. You didn't secure that knife block so you're on the hook. This is sheer idiocy (IMHO) to hold previous possessors liable for subsequent uses.
Shakespeare was right. Lawyers first. Then the political class.

The thing is that they do not care about any of that. They just want to take your guns away, plain and simple!

 

[USMM guy]

From the news story. "...report it to law enforcement within 5 days of learning or should have known the firearm is missing, ..."

Is the "should have known" real?
If so do you have to take inventory every four days??? Only semi-kidding on this.

They put stuff like that in there so that rich people with access to slick lawyers have an out.

 

[USMM guy]

Does the WA state define reasonable standards of gun storage?

Probably not. It will all depend on how good of a lawyer you have to put that in the proper perspective.

 

[USMM guy]

Well, according to the article, the owner reported it October 28 as "lost," and the shooting happened November 8, so the article indicates itself that the owner complied with the law. The authorities would have to prove some type of connection to have a crime, i.e. the suspect says he bought it from the owner, and has proof, or something similar. This article is just stirring the pot, demonizing gun owners, and justifying the stupid law!

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Sooner or later, they will get a case egregious enough to where they can establish precedent that "lost" in and of itself is not a legitimate excuse.

 

[USMM guy]

We've attorneys around here but usually if there are no set laws, it falls into "a reasonable practitioner standard".

Sure you do. But a good lawyer is going to attempt to frame what exactly constitutes " a reasonable practitioner standard" so as to promote the welfare if his or her client.

 

[USMM guy]

So I guess that if you broke into a bank vault and managed to make off with ten million dollars. If caught you could always make a plausible defense out of the idea that the bank people did not do enough to secure their property. Sounds good to me.

 

[USMM guy]

I agree. Like do people really need an actual DOCTOR to refer them to a Dermatologist when it's obvious that they have a skin problem? ------ Nope! A nurse will do just fine.

And I don't need an actual sworn officer with a squad car, Glock, and badge to take my stolen bike report. A CSO or the "RSVP" volunteer officers we have here can do that bit of work. Save the real cops for real problems.

Some of the European countries have used the almost cops thing for a long time to good effect.