Your in a auto accident and injured, wonder what happens to your gun

[alexrex20]

In Texas they will give the firearm to any family or friend that is on scene and able/willing to take the firearm. Otherwise the responding officer will secure it at PD and you can pick it up once discharged. That can be a hassle so some officers will secure it until the hospital then transfer it to family/friends there. It's a bit more official than that but you get the gist of it.

We don't need a permit to carry in our vehicles so it's not uncommon for first responders to encounter a gun whether on the victim or loose in the vehicle. They will clear it and secure it and go about their business. It's not like they just toss it and leave it to the whims of a nosy witness or tow truck driver. Not that tow truck drivers have ever stolen anything from a wrecked vehicle before...

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[4896worker]

This issue seems to vary from state to state . I'm a fire fighter in California and recently went to a motorcycle accident where the driver of the motorcycle had a CCW license and was carrying .
Where this happened it is relatively easy to get a CCW so it was no big deal to us . We thought we could turn the gun over to the CHP ( state police ) and they would get it to the driver . CHP officer said he would take it but for the patient to get it back he would need a release from our department of justice the same people who do the background checks for firearms .
He said it could take weeks or even months to return a firearm once it as in police hands .
We ended up breaking or dept rules by locking it in our drug safe until we could turn it over to a family member(I'm retiring in soon so I figure I will be gone before they can cut paper on me) .
In the futcher that will be another problem because a new law for 2017 is you cannot give or loan a firearm to someone without doing a full 4473 forum transfer and background check
Yes it is a screwed up state . Don't be like California

 

[SMSgt]

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