Quote Originally Posted by Byte Stryke View Post
I was pulled over for "suspicion of DUI"
(read: I'm Bored and we haven't had any other stops tonight)
Passed the FST and when I was doing that they were searching the car because they had probably cause(not a typo).
They found my unloaded.380 secured in the trunk and Confiscated it "pending investigation".
When my BAC test came back the next morning... because you know, passing the Field Sobriety Test wasn't enough. I got a ride out to my stripped truck.
When I asked about my LCP at the Property officer I was informed that all weapons confiscated by the department are destroyed regardless of status.

Northglenn did this? Now, did you pass the SFST's or did you just believe you passed the SFST's? Since you provided a sample for a BAC test, I'm guessing you didn't pass them. I'm guessing you provided a breath sample, although I don't understand the delay..."When my BAC test came back the next morning". Breath tests are immediate (2 minutes, give or take a few seconds) and blood tests take a couple of weeks. If you were arrested under the suspicion of DUI, then a search of the vehicle isn't out of the realm of normality (at least, up to last June as court decisions changed that). Your handgun was found and seized (Okay, I can see that), but wasn't returned to you due to a policy of not returning firearms? A seizure has to have probable cause; you know, the ol' crime occured, is occuring or about to occur? What did the report say concerning it? Then you were taken back to your vehicle, which while you were gone, had been stripped by persons unknown.

I don't know Byte...it is an interesting situation that I would love to look into further.