Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Safe Storage Update

Update on the kid that got dad's gun from the Cape Cod Times:

When Sgt. Terence Murphy went to the boy's house to question him, the 12-year-old led him to a bedroom where the gun was stored. "It was unsecured in the top drawer of a dresser with a loaded clip beside it," Miller said.

The boy, whose name was not released because he is a juvenile, was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and unlawful possession of a large-capacity firearm.

Meanwhile, Bolduc, 48, of Sandwich faces a possible charge of improper storage of a large-capacity firearm near a minor, which is a felony, Miller said.

Police have filed an application for the criminal complaint in Barnstable District Court, but as of yesterday afternoon the court had not processed the application or scheduled a date for a probable cause hearing, a court clerk said.

Penalties are greater if a child 18 or under gains access to the gun without trespassing.

If convicted, Bolduc could be fined $5,000 to $10,000 and be sentenced from 2½ to 10 years in prison, according to the law.

Not only does state law require locked cases, but state police policy requires firearms be "secured with a firearm lock in a safe and unloaded condition."

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