A friend ask if he could borrow my registered gun for a day or two. He promised you would take care of it. He said he was going out of town and he would feel safer if he had it with him. I reluctantly said yes. I've felt uneasy the whole time he had it. It's a 38 Smith and Wessan revolver. It only holds 5 bullets and those bullets were gone when he brought it back. I ask him about it and he said he just wanted to try the gun out and he did out in the country. Now I'm worried. What if he committed a crime. Then gives me back the gun and I don't know anything. If the police trace the bullets and find out it's my gun, can I be charged with the crime? A revolver doesn't leave shell cassings behind. I wish I'd never done this . I'll never do it again. I might just be paranoid for nothing. I hope so.
2006-11-03 14:22:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
First of all your a dumb#ss for letting him borrow it. But second of all... they will not be able to trace the bullets back to you. Because even though those bullets may have lands and grooves and striations made by your gun that can be matched 100% to the barrel and firing pin of your weapon, they would need your gun to match the bullets to make a match. Your gun would have to be recovered at a crime or reported stolen and recovered in order to be run through IBIS or some similar database at a crime lab. Unless they go and take all the .38 smith and wessons and test them which isn't going to happen. But if you do hear something about a crime he commited I'd go to the cops anyways to clear your conscience.
2006-11-04 01:13:58 · answer #1 · answered by steveninc2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) Your comparing different economic classes and making it look like it's about color or gun control: Education: 760 less then 9th grade, with Bachelors degree 9,100 (less violence) Education: 11000 Less then 9th grade, with Bachelors degree 2,600 (more violence) 2) Your data doesn't consider crowding as a factor. Lab mice change behavior dramatically as they get overcrowded. 3) Your data doesn't consider jobs, neighborhood and housing differences... or any other factors in whether people are at their wits end or see drugs or violence as a reasonable way to make money faster. 4) Your data compares 2 data points. That it involves a lot of people in those locations, still keeps it as generalized to only two data points, which isn't meaningful. Expand to a reasonable polling size # of cities, and you may find others with the race to #'s reversed or muddled, or add hispanics to the picture. Or go to a country that has less whites and see the numbers reverse or... etc.. 5) Your data doesn't rank how well the gun laws are enforced!!! Or how well seepage happens from neighboring areas with opposite laws! 6) Your data doesn't identify what % of those violent crimes were with guns. Knives, and any bodily assault that harms is considered a violent crime. Drive over someone, rape at knifepoint (more common than at gunpoint by 80-20%), etc.. About me: I don't have a position on gun control. I do have some background in research and stats.
2016-05-21 22:10:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in California, and here you would be liable for any crime that was committed with your weapon. As you are the registered owner. I do believe that it is the same through out the US. You can also get into trouble if the gun was used. And you do not have a weapon permit to carry license. Most states require that now. I had to go through a state safety course. And pass a back ground check to get my permit to carry, as did my husband.
Hope this answer helps.
And from now on DO NOT LEND YOUR WEAPON OUT!
Kali
2006-11-03 14:36:26 · answer #3 · answered by Kali_girl825 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally you are responsible for the gun and what happens to it when you lend it to another person. This is why you should NEVER EVER lend a firearm to another. If your friend did indeed commit a crime with your gun, you could be charged with being complicit in the crime , by providing him with the gun. We are dealing with a gray area of law here, If you are greatly concerned about this, I would suggest you consult with a lawyer.
2006-11-04 01:37:19 · answer #4 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well..if a crime has been committed, as long as you can prove you were no way near where it happened, you shouldn't be charged for the crime as long as you had no prior knowledge of the crime. Depending on the situation, they may be able to charge you with a lesser crime for giving your gun to your friend.
2006-11-03 14:30:14 · answer #5 · answered by DARKSHADOE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are in alot of trouble if you knew or should have known he was not legally allowed to have a gun, and so if he even if he didn't commit a crime. (simply posessing it would be a felony).
Also just FYI your gun is not "registered" to you unless you live in one of the few states that require registration.
2006-11-07 09:01:56 · answer #6 · answered by benminer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you are suppose to keep it safe with you. But you won`t be accused of the crime he have done.
2006-11-03 14:30:04 · answer #7 · answered by thejas p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT USE THE TIP OF THE BULLET NOT THE SHELL CASEING, I HAVE OVER 35 HANDGUNS AND RIFLES, I NEVER LET SOMEONE BORROW MY GUNS.
2006-11-03 14:43:43 · answer #8 · answered by worldwind69 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA YOU CAN BE HELD LIABLE FOR SAID CRIME.
2006-11-03 14:25:01 · answer #9 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋