Bennybigbores wrote:The cop that just came to my joint for a random inspect was very laxed, only tried one tricky, I wasn't home so he asked my wife if she could get the keys and show him the guns as he just had to check serial numbers, luckily she was clued up enough to say she had no idea, he waited for me shook my hand at the door told me why he was here. Quick visual and a shake of the safes to see if they were secured, then walked out asked me to unlock safes returned when open no thought to where my keys were, inspected serial no.s got him looking at the howa keenly, talked fishing, asked him about removing bolts and storing separately compared to break barrels and levers etc said he couldn't care less, they're locked up if someone gets in here the little lockbox at the top is irrelevant, ended up a rather pleasant experience, had a rifle missing and an extra not listed, all fine, asked where it was told him, extras paper work hadn't had time to be proccessed...........nice to meet you see you later. I might have just got a good one, but definetly no stress on my end
Its been said that guys have been charged with firearm offences after (usually) the wife has helped out by opening the safe then BANG you're done for failing to secure your firearms or something related.....
I think this is a despicable act on the side of the police, entrapment, abusing the good nature of someone to comply with a seemingly innocent request from the law..... Its not right. I would complain to the Local about this, then go higher..... I wonder how many of the 3000?? firearm offences relate to the farmers wife helping the nice police officer do his job while hubby was out in the dusty field ploughing for next years crop....
Get the wife a licence of her own and let them try the prank again next visit.....