Good Afternoon OFBSLF
I am sure you are right about the absence of federal law re: storage, we have one here in RI. I believe that my main point was that these individuals "forgot" or misplaced their personal firearms. I hope we can agree that that is an irresponsable form of behavior for a gun owner. I cannot claim your pedigree but I've been around firearms all my life too, and I can't conceive of "losing" my pistol.
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