Originally posted by Kremithefrog: Originally posted by TGO: If you take your car to a mechanic, do you leave him your house keys too? If you gave your neighbor a key to your house to feed your dog while you were away for a day or two, would you make sure to leave the key to your safe/lockbox on the ring too??
As somewhat of a mechanic, yes many people leave every key they have on thier key chain. They're not paying me to rob them, they're paying me to fix their car. If I rob them, then I'm to blame, not them. If we go to court, then it would be me to blame. They also leave loaded guns, registrations and other documents with the addresses on them in their car. Yes, they could remove everything from their vehicle.... but then we're getting to that point where you're turning around every half second with a loaded gun in your hand because you're afraid someone is going to kill you. Be realistic.
And you think leaving a loaded gun where somebody else could find it is smart Kremit???? If that firearm is traceable to you (and it should be)and somebody commits a felony with it, you could be responsible in a civil court. Next time Kremit do this for me, before the guy leaves ask him nicely to please remove his firearm from the vehicle as you do not wish to assume responsibility for it. I painted cars over twenty years and believe me I called plenty of people and told them to come get their toys. I worked at a Maaco (yea I know, it was good money)and the detailer used to ransack cars. He found a .45 in a car one day and swiped it. while showing his buddies that night not realizing it was a single-action pistol or how it worked, he shot his buddy thru the gut. The guy later died. Paranoia? No, its called personal responsability keeping your guns out of the reach of others.
Jim T
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