What would you have done? - Page 5

Ragin Cajun · September 3rd, 2008, 05:49 PM

Personally I would moved it out of the way and kept working. A lot of people with and without permits leave a gun in their car. It's not the way I operate but a lot of people do. If there was no place to safely move it out of the way too then I would have locked it in the trunk and told the owner that I had moved it.

mousehunter · September 3rd, 2008, 05:55 PM

At most I would have called the owner and see if they wanted to come pick it up, or if they would want to you lock it in the trunk.

PaulG · September 3rd, 2008, 06:25 PM

My turn.

I have run my own business for quite a few years now.

Customer service is very important to me.

I would decide if the gun in its current location was accessable to anyone who I didn't know for sure would be safe around firearms.

If so, I would secure it.

Next, I would call the customer.

I don't feel any need to teach him a lesson. We ALL make mistakes.

aphophas · September 3rd, 2008, 09:23 PM

Probably converse with the customer. But, most likely just leave it alone and say nothing..

Electraclyde · September 3rd, 2008, 09:25 PM

I would leave it alone. Only problem I see is someone that does not have a CCW could not / should not road test this vehicle unless gun is unloaded and locked in trunk. I worked in an Auto dealer for about 10 years. One of my responsibilities was to appraise vehicles for trade-in. This always involved a short road test. We always checked the glove box/console for info about maintenance, past history of repeat repairs, etc, etc. Lost count of the number of times a loaded pistol was found in the glove box. Never gave it much thought at the time (even thou I did not have a CCW), just laid the gun on the seat until I finished my search and then carefully placed the gun back where I found it. (carefully wiping my prints off of it, just in case) This was 20+ years ago when concealed carry permits here in Mich were very difficult to obtain. Most of these gun owners that were careless probably did not possess permits themselves.

roadsiderob · September 3rd, 2008, 09:26 PM

I do work on cars for a living and do run into this situation. I am the owner of the shop. I will unload the weapon and make it safe and return it to the customer when they pick up the car. I don't like guns or other high value items left in cars when I work on them because I don't want to be responsible for them, especially if I have to send the car out for further repair...like a windshield or bodywork...where it will be out of my custody. Sometimes people are forgetful. I had one customer who had misplaced the gun a year ago and couldn't find it. Sometimes people don't know they're there...like the previous owner left the gun in the car and the car changed hands.

Detroittwister · September 3rd, 2008, 09:35 PM

I would of called the owner and let him know. Then locked the vehicle up have him come back and secure the weapon then I would of worked on the vehicle.

TheShadow · September 3rd, 2008, 09:45 PM

I would have continued the repair, move the vehicle out to the lot, make sure the doors were locked and the keys secured in the office (along with other customers keys). End of story no big deal.

FN1910 · September 3rd, 2008, 09:52 PM

If it was under the drivers seat I would ahve moved it to the trunk. If under the passebger seat I would have left it there. Years ago I had a bottle roll out from under the seat that someone had left in the car and get between the brake and the floorboard almost causing me to not be able to stop and hit someone headon. Since then I have a horror of something sliding out under my feet and that includes guns. I NEVER store anything under the drivers seat nor will I ride with someone that does.

Paymeister · September 3rd, 2008, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by farronwolf

...When did it become our responsibility to police the rest of the world for something that is probably not even illegal...

I agree that a discrete phone call to the owner would be in order, and locking in the trunk if more than a one-man shop.

But if I saw that the serial number had been ground off, that kinda changes the rules a bit...

September 3rd, 2008, 06:25 PM	#43
PaulG Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 947	My turn. I have run my own business for quite a few years now. Customer service is very important to me. I would decide if the gun in its current location was accessable to anyone who I didn't know for sure would be safe around firearms. If so, I would secure it. Next, I would call the customer. I don't feel any need to teach him a lesson. We ALL make mistakes. __________________ fortiter in re, suaviter in modo (resolutely in action, gently in manner).

September 3rd, 2008, 09:23 PM	#44
aphophas Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Posts: 288	Probably converse with the customer. But, most likely just leave it alone and say nothing.. __________________ "*Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.*" --Thomas Jefferson

September 3rd, 2008, 09:35 PM	#47
Detroittwister Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Taylor, MI Posts: 247	I would of called the owner and let him know. Then locked the vehicle up have him come back and secure the weapon then I would of worked on the vehicle. __________________ NRA Life Member* Colt Defender .45 Kel-Tec .380 Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day.

September 3rd, 2008, 09:45 PM	#48
TheShadow Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: TheShadows Posts: 238	I would have continued the repair, move the vehicle out to the lot, make sure the doors were locked and the keys secured in the office (along with other customers keys). End of story no big deal. __________________ "Well, it's the real article! Genuine, double-rectified bust head. Aged in the keg." -Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn

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September 3rd, 2008, 05:49 PM	#41
Ragin Cajun Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 501	Personally I would moved it out of the way and kept working. A lot of people with and without permits leave a gun in their car. It's not the way I operate but a lot of people do. If there was no place to safely move it out of the way too then I would have locked it in the trunk and told the owner that I had moved it.

September 3rd, 2008, 05:55 PM	#42
mousehunter Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 156	At most I would have called the owner and see if they wanted to come pick it up, or if they would want to you lock it in the trunk.

September 3rd, 2008, 09:25 PM	#45
Electraclyde Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 45	I would leave it alone. Only problem I see is someone that does not have a CCW could not / should not road test this vehicle unless gun is unloaded and locked in trunk. I worked in an Auto dealer for about 10 years. One of my responsibilities was to appraise vehicles for trade-in. This always involved a short road test. We always checked the glove box/console for info about maintenance, past history of repeat repairs, etc, etc. Lost count of the number of times a loaded pistol was found in the glove box. Never gave it much thought at the time (even thou I did not have a CCW), just laid the gun on the seat until I finished my search and then carefully placed the gun back where I found it. (carefully wiping my prints off of it, just in case) This was 20+ years ago when concealed carry permits here in Mich were very difficult to obtain. Most of these gun owners that were careless probably did not possess permits themselves.

September 3rd, 2008, 09:26 PM	#46
roadsiderob Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 112	I do work on cars for a living and do run into this situation. I am the owner of the shop. I will unload the weapon and make it safe and return it to the customer when they pick up the car. I don't like guns or other high value items left in cars when I work on them because I don't want to be responsible for them, especially if I have to send the car out for further repair...like a windshield or bodywork...where it will be out of my custody. Sometimes people are forgetful. I had one customer who had misplaced the gun a year ago and couldn't find it. Sometimes people don't know they're there...like the previous owner left the gun in the car and the car changed hands.

September 3rd, 2008, 09:52 PM	#49
FN1910 Ex Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: SC Posts: 1,236	If it was under the drivers seat I would ahve moved it to the trunk. If under the passebger seat I would have left it there. Years ago I had a bottle roll out from under the seat that someone had left in the car and get between the brake and the floorboard almost causing me to not be able to stop and hit someone headon. Since then I have a horror of something sliding out under my feet and that includes guns. I NEVER store anything under the drivers seat nor will I ride with someone that does.