Quote:up until the 2nd those items still belonged to the tenant.
so, that being the case, the cop took the mans shotgun, for "safe keeping", he had until the 2nd to claim it if he wanted it back.
Inexcusable in my opinion. The OP wanted checks done. There is no law that restricts the passing of a firearm to another owner within the state. Unless I'm missing something about AZ state law?
Quote:now, in order for him to get the gun now, he has to go through an ffl and pay the transfer fees.
Why? It hasn't crossed state lines. Is there a federal law that deals with abandoned firearms?
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o i think that is kind of a raw deal, yes but for liability the police probably have to transfer it from their possession to his via ffl.
I don't see any liability in that at all. It's a record check. Check it, give it back. It is not the job of the local PD to hunt down the original purchaser of the firearm.
Quote:A motorcyle isnt illegal to own in the first place,
Stolen ones are. And that's the only thing that can make a firearm illegal to own as well. Thus, the request for the check being ran.
Quote:He didnt have to tell the op anything to be honest, the OP had no right to the gun at the time it was taken, this all happend prior to the 2nd, before that date the tenants, from what i understand could have come back to claim it anyway.
I don't think you're tracking very well. The OP can't take ownership of any of it, but it would still be in his care. Now he can, so there's no reason for the cop to not hand it over. It's his.
Quote:If i were that officer i would have taken it as well, OP had no claim to it yet, and I dont know if Id leave a firearm with someone who was not the owner in this instance.
Now we're back to the motorcycle...
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