Posted on 07/01/2011 10:23:20 PM PDT by smokingfrog
This is the shocking picture of a fully loaded assault rifle left unattended on the trunk of patrol car in a busy Seattle street.
The bungling officers were nowhere to be seen after leaving the AR-15 on the trunk of their patrol car outside a busy hotel and shopping street on Monday night.
Shockingly, after the officers returned, they failed to notice the menacing rifle and drove off.
It was only after a woman chased the car as it drove away, that the officers realised their mistake.
Passer-by Nick Gonzales, who photographed the shocking scene above, also alerted two bike cops after seeing the rifle at around 9 pm Monday night, describing them as being 'shocked as hell'.
Speaking to Seattlepi.com, Seattle Police spokesman Sean Whitcomb said: 'We'd really like to express our gratitude to Nick the Slog tipper who flagged down the bike officers and also a separate woman who alerted the driver of the patrol car that there was an unattended rifle on the car.
There is a chain of command investigation that will look into the circumstances that contributed to this incident.
'Just the fact that the rifle was left on a patrol car unattended is embarrassing, and people should expect more from the Police Department.'
According to the website, Seattle police keep rifles in three states; unloaded, patrol-car ready and tactical ready.
A full investigation has been launched.
The Police officers involved - highly trained and specially selected to carry the lethal weapons - have yet to be named.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
“Big stink made.”
It’s not a big stink until a murder charge filed.
Bloomley’s group: Mayor’s Against the basic human right of self-defense or against common sense or whatever they call themselves want to get guns off the street, well a good start would be with loco government.
They don’t let correction’s officers in the pen carry guns because they can be grabbed and used by the cons, so why should Leo’s put themselves in the same danger?
A really worthwhile gesture by Baloney’s anti-self defense group would be for all of their security details to turn in their guns, that would show the world they are serious about this issue, that would show everyone they are serious about protecting the chillren.
I think everyone would applaud them for taking this first step in disarming the police and protecting the people.
I'm not too sure. To my eye, it looks like it has an A1 upper with a fixed carrying handle. It also looks like it has just about every available piece of cheap mall ninja crap from a laser to a flashlight screwed onto it. And extra mags on the buttstock. It must weigh a ton.
Might be heavy, but right there could be had cheaper than a Sears and Roebuck .22.
Wonderful.
The daily Mail must have gotten too many pro-gun posts for they have shut down any further comments.
Our Dads were made of the same stock. Gun safety and handling is always # 1 priority. Then the fun begins.
This is too good a quote not to borrow. :-)
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