Fried for negligence
2005-08-18
GUN owners are prosecuted for negligence if their firearms are stolen from under bed pillows and car dashboards.
And so will the owner of a safe that was not bolted to the wall when thieves walked off with it at the weekend. The pistol and ammunition in the safe are now also missing.
“Several cases of negligence have been brought before the court,” Inspector Julia Claasen says.
“Not only should the safe be secured to the wall or floor, but the key to the safe or the firearm should be carried with the owner at all times.”
A .38 Rossi revolver was stolen with 35 rounds when thieves smashed a safe in a home in Cornelle Street at the weekend.
Also stolen was a safe containing a 9mm Bruno revolver, from a
home in Botha Street. Negligence is being investigated, says Insp Claasen.
So too might the owner of a .38 Special revol- ver and a .22 rifle be prosecuted. These firearms were stolen during a burglary in Fabriek Street home last weekend.
Police are also investigating possible negligence after a man lost his firearm to a thief while locking the door to Paarl Exhaust’s offices.
The plaintiff said he had his firearm in a holster at his back when it was grabbed from behind, Insp Claasen said. The thief disappeared.
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