# Anybody lose a gun? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 7, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-lose-a-gun/830706 "2019-03-07T17:15:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-lose-a-gun/830706/21 "2019-03-07T21:40:54Z")
> [@mixdenny](#): > > Nice retro weapon! I wonder how many people who are not AR-15 savvy are going, “Whaaaat?” > > Dennis I also have a ‘retro M-16’ (semiautomatic, of course). It has the old-style butt stock, slab-sided lower, slick upper, chrome bolt/bolt carrier, triangular fore-end, and open flash hider. I need to change the delta-shaped delta ring to a straight one, but I can’t get the front sight off. Also, I can’t get the roll pin into the rear sight drum. I’ll have to find a smith for a little help. ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-lose-a-gun/830706/22 "2019-03-07T22:00:36Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Not a cop, but I am an actor who has worn gunbelts of various types on stage. The problem with them during pooping is if you drop your pants and gunbelt, then your gun is sitting on the floor in a stall. And if you don’t drop the gunbelt, unless you are way more flexible than I am, pooping is…impractical at best. Easy trick. Lower your pants, and loop the elastic of your underwear over the butt of the firearm. Then lower your pants to your calves and sit. The elastic keeps the gun upright and against your leg, and also conceals it if someone peeks through the gaps in the stall walls. As for peeing, if they’re overweight they may under their belt and front of their pants entirely as they can’t get their dick out of the zipper gap. In that case, the weight of the firearm wants to pull the pants down. Folks then will take the firearm off and set it somewhere until they finish. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-lose-a-gun/830706/23 "2019-03-07T22:08:28Z")
> [@Patch](#): > > …As for peeing, if they’re overweight they may under their belt and front of their pants entirely as they can’t get their dick out of the zipper gap. In that case, the weight of the firearm wants to pull the pants down. Folks then will take the firearm off and set it somewhere until they finish. Ah - this starts to make more sense. Sink = flat surface beside urinal. Thank you! j ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-lose-a-gun/830706/24 "2019-03-07T22:08:37Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Not a cop, but I am an actor who has worn gunbelts of various types on stage. The problem with them during pooping is if you drop your pants and gunbelt, then your gun is sitting on the floor in a stall. … In one of my previous workplaces, every once in a while I would find myself using the stall next to one being used by our armed security guard. It sorta surprised me that he simply allowed his belt and weapon to flop onto the floor where they (seemingly) were within easy reach of the person in the next stall. I remember when one facility installed metal detectors. The guards regularly laughed about the frequency with which they found knives and guns, despite the big signs saying no weapons allowed, and the lack of ANYTHING preventing someone from going back to their car or simply stashing their weapon in the bushes. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-lose-a-gun/830706/25 "2019-03-08T18:03:17Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Huh. When I was a kid I worked at a self-service gas station. A PA State cop was using the men’s when his horn bleeped. He came running out and drove off to a robbery in progress. When he arrived at the scene he realized he had left his weapon in the men’s. > > A short while later he returned and the gun was gone. I hadn’t seen anything (I was reading in between sales). The bathroom doors were open, no key needed. There was an investigation and I was interviewed several times. I cannot imagine the shitstorm that must have descended upon his head when he had to report the loss to his supervisor. Are service weapons issued by the police department, or do officers have to buy their own? In any case, the cop must have been in for an epic ass-chewing, if not suspension. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-lose-a-gun/830706/26 "2019-03-08T18:14:38Z")
The [Ruger LCP .380](https://www.google.com/search?q=pink+380+ruger&tbm=isch&source=univ&client=firefox-b-1-d&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi26Y3GkvPgAhWGw4MKHSHgDXAQsAR6BAgAEAE&biw=1920&bih=904#imgrc=r7Nxzumah2qxjM:), a decent pocket gun, is available in pink. The slide can also be stainless steel instead of black. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-lose-a-gun/830706/27 "2019-03-08T19:17:18Z")
That wouldn’t be a “mundane” thing around where I live, finding a gun. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-lose-a-gun/830706/28 "2019-03-08T20:34:14Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > The [Ruger LCP .380](https://www.google.com/search?q=pink+380+ruger&tbm=isch&source=univ&client=firefox-b-1-d&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi26Y3GkvPgAhWGw4MKHSHgDXAQsAR6BAgAEAE&biw=1920&bih=904#imgrc=r7Nxzumah2qxjM:), a decent pocket gun, is available in pink. The slide can also be stainless steel instead of black. A friend of mine identified this one as a Taurus TCP .380ACP. I wasn’t impressed with its quality. Seemed cheap and poorly made to me. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-lose-a-gun/830706/29 "2019-03-08T20:40:46Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > A friend of mine identified this one as a Taurus TCP .380ACP. I wasn’t impressed with its quality. Seemed cheap and poorly made to me. Looks like a toy. Totally comes in pink: [![](https://www.sportsmansoutdoorsuperstore.com/prodimages/16965-DEFAULT-l.jpg) ](https://www.sportsmansoutdoorsuperstore.com/prodimages/16965-DEFAULT-l.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-lose-a-gun/830706/30 "2019-03-08T21:38:34Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Looks like a toy. Totally comes in pink: > > [https://www.sportsmansoutdoorsuperstore.com/prodimages/16965-DEFAULT-l.jpg](https://www.sportsmansoutdoorsuperstore.com/prodimages/16965-DEFAULT-l.jpg) That’s it, except the slide was black. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-lose-a-gun/830706/31 "2019-03-13T17:22:03Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > That wouldn’t be a “mundane” thing around where I live, finding a gun. Well this was pretty mundane as it worked out. No one was injured, and I found the gun rather than some kid or other person inexperienced in handling weapons. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-lose-a-gun/830706/32 "2019-03-13T17:46:10Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Maybe they needed to sit down on the toilet? I mean cops have to poop just like > us civilians. Yes. It is a small bathroom with the sink right next to the toilet, like you can almost use the sink as an armrest. Probably unholstered the gun to take a crap. Got up and washed his hands. Then skipped the last part where you put the gun back in the holster. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-lose-a-gun/830706/33 "2019-03-13T18:22:58Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > The [Ruger LCP .380](https://www.google.com/search?q=pink+380+ruger&tbm=isch&source=univ&client=firefox-b-1-d&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi26Y3GkvPgAhWGw4MKHSHgDXAQsAR6BAgAEAE&biw=1920&bih=904#imgrc=r7Nxzumah2qxjM:), a decent pocket gun, is available in pink. The slide can also be stainless steel instead of black. If you scroll down on that page you’ll see one that is ah ard yellow. I’m seriously tempted to buy it just so I can stick some ‘DEWALT’ decals on it. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-lose-a-gun/830706.md?page=1)