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A Hayden man told KCSD that he lost his .45 caliber Smith & Wesson pistol @ 15602 Rimrock Road Monday — and he’s afraid a school child picked it up. Michael Stallcup told deputies that he put his pistol and holster on top of his vehicle after snowmobiling with friends from the Rimrock Road address, between 3:30 and 4 p.m., and forgot about it until he arrived home, about 10 minutes away. When he saw that the pistol and holster no longer were on top of the truck, he returned to the Rimrock Road address and looked for it with his friends for a half hour. Earlier, he’d seen a school bus pull up to a nearby corner as he was leaving his friend’s place. A school kid may have picked it up. Stallcup said his name and phone number are engraved in the leather inside the holster. However, no one had reported finding a gun, as of last night.
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Bob on February 04 at 6:30 a.m.
Another excellent example of why it’s going to be goshdarned awesome for America when Obama passes the “Super Patriot Act” and robs guntards of their handguns and rifles and shotguns. Because what kind of gun safety class teaches you to put a loaded hand cannon ON TOP of your vehicle while you go snowmobiling?
Some toddler has that gun now and has it in his toybox and tomorrow will prolly figure out how to take the safety off. OOPS! My bad. Like an Idahoan leaves the safety on his .45 when setting it on top of his “rig” to go off snowmobiling. Duh.
Remember this when Obama sends the Navy Seals and Delta Force and Green Berets out to take your guns away:
The US Constitution is not a suicide pact!