Utah Gun Lobbyist Has AR-15 Stolen From His Car

[ProSense]

Utah Gun Lobbyist Has AR-15 Stolen From His Car

A prominent Utah gun lobbyist fell victim to a robbery earlier this week when his AR-15 was stolen from his vehicle, the Salt Lake City Tribune reported.

Clark Aposhian, chairman of the Utah Shooting Sports Council, said his car was locked and parked outside his home on Wednesday, with his weapon secured in a case in the backseat. By Thursday morning, the AR-15 was nowhere to be found. Investigators still have no leads on the missing weapon.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/utah-gun-lobbyist-has-ar-15-stolen-from

[Scuba]

1. A responsible gun owner wouldn't leave a firearm outside in a car overnight.

[baldguy]

2. "Responsible" gun owners aren't.

[Remmah2]

3. Oh goodie! Another blame the victim thread.

[Squinch]

5. The victim? Seriously? You leave your gun in the car, and it's someone

else's fault?

Wonder who's going to get killed with that gun. And I wonder if the poor "victim" understands his culpability in that.

This is why people make fun of the phrase "responsible gun owner."

[Remmah2]

8. Double standards have been launched.

[Squinch]

9. In what way? It's a double standard to expect a gun owner

to actually secure his gun? To require that I be safe from being killed by that gun owner's hobby?

That seems straightforward to me.

[ellisonz]

24. Don't expect a response

This poster has been banned.

[Squinch]

26. How deeply sad

[frylock]

32. about fucking time..

i'm sure it will be back.

[malaise]

17. Not just a gun

An AR-15

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. When the "victim" is an idiot, then yes, he shares at least part of the blame. nt

[baldguy]

10. The victim will be the poor fucker who gets shot with the thing.

I'm sure the emotionally insecure gun freak will have his insurance claim come through, so he's not out anything.

[marions ghost]

12. Doh

[Robb]

14. This.

[kestrel91316]

11. He's no victim. He's guilty - of being careless. A car's

back seat is in no way a secure place to store a gun. WAAAAYYYYY too easy to break into, obviously.

[Hoyt]

13. No, it's a blame the gun nut thread. These fools shouldn't be allowed to own a gun.

And the dumb ass is bribing law makers telling them how "responsible" gun owners are. That is laughable.

[Cali_Democrat]

16. Exactly. n/t

[CreekDog]

20. this gun made us all less safe than if he never owned it in the first place

thanks a lot.

[frylock]

31. the victim is the person that gets shot with this dumbfuck's gun..

because of his carelessness. you can sympathize all you like with this shitlump. he's a victim of his own stupidity.

[Squinch]

4. Saves him from shooting himself in the foot in the Walmart checkout line.

Like a good responsible gun owner.

[MineralMan]

6. Oh, gosh. Gun case in back seat.

And now it's gone? Who could have imagined?

YAM! (Yet Another Moron)

[rdharma]

15. Gun in plain view......"stolen"

"Aposhian declined to comment."

He clams the car was locked (so his insurance will cover it). ..... I guess they broke a window to get in?

[XRubicon]

18. He probably sold it a gun show

Now he will double his money on insurance and distance himself from any future use of the gun.

[rdharma]

22. Could be! ..... nt

[City Lights]

19. Another "responsible" gun owner until he wasn't.

Is anyone keeping a tally? The number of these types of gun owners is increasing daily.

[ileus]

21. I hope they manage to recover his firearm.

And that he learned a lesson.....cars are never secure.

Millions of firearms are in millions of vehicles right now proving that gun free zones make for unsafe conditions. I know of 10 or more vehicles where I could smash and grab a pistol as I type.

[rdharma]

23. His gun is probably in more "responsible hands" now! nt

[Comrade_McKenzie]

25. No one needs to be carrying around an assault rifle in their car like this...

If that gun ends up hurting someone, there should be laws to hold him accountable for damages.

[jmg257]

27. Hey..the good news is he can just go buy another!

(if he can find one and doesn't mind paying gun freak mark-up)

What a DICK!

[AnotherMcIntosh]

28. Obviously didn't happen in Chicago. Here, they'll steal the entire car.

[99Forever]

30. "... secured in a case in the backseat..."

Really "secure" there, bubba.

[bluestate10]

34. Yeah. Having a case with anything in it in the backseat of one's car is an idiot move.

some likely stole a nice looking case and found a gun in it. Now the gun will probably be sold to unsavory people and be used to kill.

[ThoughtCriminal]

33. It's safe

I'm sure a member of the "Well Regulated Militia" will use it stop crime and defeat North Korean paratroopers.