Trust

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

Which happens . . how often??

Actual insurrection requring police assistance? Once in 15 years.

Basic insurrections occur about three times a week.

Originally Posted by Beestie

That's a cool story. There are only about three cities where I could see something like this happening. Philly is one of them.

Now tell us everything that ran through your mind while the officer was away.

... mmm ... nice ... I've been wanting something from this manufacturer ... needs cleaning

Originally Posted by NoBoxes

It seems that you have either left something (EEI) out of this story, missed something when the event took place; or, the cop's name is Barney and he kept his one bullet with him in his shirt pocket!

The story is complete. Okay, I left out one thing. My (new) partner said "Did that cop just leave his gun on your desk?!" in an incredulous manner.

He did make sure the safety was engaged.

It was fully loaded.

This is not the first time that this has happened.

Unless you have a special relationship with this cop and/or his department:

I have a special relationship with all the cops in all the departments. It is also known that I am experienced in firearms handling.

*Locking the pistol up in a monitored area [i.e. is the foyer monitored?] would have been a better option for both personnel safety and property security.

*The pistol should have been deactivated (e.g. ammo stored separately, magnetic key (ring worn) safety, magazine (removed) safety, trigger lock (handcuffs through trigger guard behind trigger) ... etc. regardless of where the pistol was stored.

*The cop should have gotten a receipt for the pistol from you (e.g. held your driver's license, your facility ID, annotated business card ... etc.).

The cop not taking his pistol back to the unit was fine; however, the limited information you provided makes it appear that the cop was trusting to the point of being irresponsible and some weapons security retraining is in order.

There is a reason that the story was headlined "trust."

You're European, Australian, or from New Jersey aren't you ...

P.S. There are no "magnetic keys" for firearms. Science fiction crap.