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

Heard a friend got in an accident and the paramedic put in a lock box for safe keeping. No issues getting it back.
 
My freind went to a Facility. For whatever he needed a shot. He had a bad reaction and past out. They called a ambulance. The Peramedics found his gun In his waistband. The Cops happened to be there so they removed it. They asked his wife if she had a permit. She did not. They unloaded it for here put the gun in the glovebox of her car and put the ammo somewhere els for her.
 
In 1989, a young co-worker of mine was killed in an automobile accident in Suffolk County NY. I was assigned to go to the hospital to handle initial administrative details. I wasn't thinking about guns but a uniformed patrolman, upon learning my identity, surrendered the agent's service pistol as well as his personally owned Beretta 380 Auto. Interestingly, the personally owned Beretta was not authorized by my agency but it never became an issue.
 
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I was injured and knocked into a month-long coma while riding a bicycle and carrying a loaded G17. The local PD took possession of my G17 and returned it to me when I got home.
 
I have often wondered the same thing. If I had a gun in my car and I was sent to the hospital and my car was towed what are the chances my gun would still be in my car for me to retrieve it? Same thing if I was carrying concealed would I see the gun again or would nobody know what happened to it?
As far as CC in a hospital I will not. The reason being I was at a hospital and I almost didn't see the 30.06 sign because it was somewhat hidden by bushes. I then noticed the cop on duty wasn't even carrying a gun. He had other defensive equipment on his belt though. If they don't allow a guard to carry then no doubt the 30.06 will be fully enforced on me IMO.
 
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These are all accounts of what has happened in the past. Who knows what will happen in the future. Someone might steal your wallet, too. That's life.
 
I've taken possession of an untold number of valuables while investigating auto accidents. Purses, guns, cell phones, wallets, jewelry, brief cases, laptops, etc. It's nothing new really.

If the victim is conscious but unable to keep the belongings with them we take possession of it like we would evidence, fill out a property form, and have them sign it over to me for safe keeping. If they are not able to sign I still fill out a property form and have an EMT, firefighter supervisor, or another officer sign off on the property form as a witness.

We either give it back to the victim or a confirmed family member as soon as somebody is able to receive it, usually before that shift is over, or it goes in the evidence locker at the S.O. for safe keeping.
 
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I can speak from personal experience as the officer on the accident scene. I take the firearm and place it into the department property room for "safe keeping" after I run the serial number to confirm it's not stolen. I give the owner the case number as a reference number to retrieve the gun. He/she can retrieve said gun at a later time.
 
KarmannGhia said:
I can speak from personal experience as the officer on the accident scene. I take the firearm and place it into the department property room for "safe keeping" after I run the serial number to confirm it's not stolen. I give the owner the case number as a reference number to retrieve the gun. He/she can retrieve said gun at a later time.
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You're a good cop!
 
I'm a little late to the discussion, but here's what I did when I totaled my vehicle and had to be taken away in an ambulance:

I informed the responding State Trooper that I possessed a PA LTCF and that I was "armed," and very carefully handed my firearm over to him for safe keeping. The EMTs politely thanked me for doing that, and I was able to retrieve my cleared pistol, magazine, and loose round from that Trooper's barracks after I was released. No hassles, and it was returned to me in the same condition it was when I placed it in the PSP's care.

All in all, it was a nice experience and I appreciated that all the parties involved didn't engage in hand waving freak outery over my being armed.
 
Whitwabit said:
Why ?? Is there a law against it ??
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No law, just don't like getting shot😀

People do stupid stuff, probably why they're in an ambulance in the first place. Not to mention AD's, hospital nutting up when I turn over a patient with a weapon or blame if it turns up missing.
 
I had a accident right on the Virginia/Tennessee line last year around the 4th of July. It was raining extremely hard and my truck hydroplaned and I hit the median at 70 mph. I was carrying my 1911 at the time, and wasn't wearing seat belt. Fractured four vertebra in my lower back had to pulled out of the truck on a spine board and take a ambulance ride. I informed the emts in the ambulance that I had a permit and was carrying, they called ahead to the hospital to see what the policy was. The emts met security at the entrance gave them the gun and it was locked up until I let a family member take it home. So I can say Tennessee hospitals have a lock box or safe they keep it in.
 
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