Leverdude
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I'm wondering if anyone can shed light on something I find a little disturbing.
A local hunting & fishing shop owner & I were talking the other day regarding his attempts to get some guns which the police had confiscated from another man out of police custody & returned to the owner. I asked why he even needed to be involved since the guy was never arrested & was not forbidden from buying guns, owning guns and never even had his permit revoked.
He attempted suicide and later voluntarily admitted himself for treatment. The guns were seized after his suicide attempt.
From what the shop owner said the police would not release the guns to the owner due to liability concerns. But if the shop owner got them from the police he could sell them for the guy or possibly return them to him.
I'm not looking for wether or not a person who attempted suicide should have guns or not. I'm looking for if its legal for the police to keep privately owned firearms from an eligible owner because of their fear of liability. It would seem that if they can refuse to return them for fear of liability then they can almost universally refuse to return them since ANYONE can do something wrong with a firearm if they choose to do so.
I this case the DPS has already been contacted & said that the man could buy any gun he wants thats legal to own in CT. Given that fact are the local police breaking the law?
Is it always necessary to go thru an FFL to get confiscated firearms returned?
I'm wondering if anyone can shed light on something I find a little disturbing.
A local hunting & fishing shop owner & I were talking the other day regarding his attempts to get some guns which the police had confiscated from another man out of police custody & returned to the owner. I asked why he even needed to be involved since the guy was never arrested & was not forbidden from buying guns, owning guns and never even had his permit revoked.
He attempted suicide and later voluntarily admitted himself for treatment. The guns were seized after his suicide attempt.
From what the shop owner said the police would not release the guns to the owner due to liability concerns. But if the shop owner got them from the police he could sell them for the guy or possibly return them to him.
I'm not looking for wether or not a person who attempted suicide should have guns or not. I'm looking for if its legal for the police to keep privately owned firearms from an eligible owner because of their fear of liability. It would seem that if they can refuse to return them for fear of liability then they can almost universally refuse to return them since ANYONE can do something wrong with a firearm if they choose to do so.
I this case the DPS has already been contacted & said that the man could buy any gun he wants thats legal to own in CT. Given that fact are the local police breaking the law?
Is it always necessary to go thru an FFL to get confiscated firearms returned?