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HeartachesNhangovers

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3. Leaving a gun in a car is a really dumb thing to do, if for no other reason than

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Sat Mar 25, 2023, 04:30 PM

Mar 2023

because any gun worth having will cost you at least $400. Leaving $400 cash in your glove box would be really dumb, too.

But I won't give a pass to the criminal who broke into the vehicle, stole the gun, then illegally sold it to someone they probably knew was a full-time criminal. They are the one to blame here.

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