Cleaning the inside of the car (like I've done every 2 weeks since I got it in January) I noticed a buldge in the drivers seat map pocket. Low and behold I also got myself what looks to be a 9mm loaded clip with hollow point ammo in it. What amazes me is that the dealer didn't find it, nor did I until today. At least my 5 year old didn't beat me to it. Looks like I'll be stopping by the cop shop in the morning.

 

No way! That will be an interesting meeting at the police station.

 

Shouldn't be too bad. I do work for the Township I live in and have a good working relationship with most of the coppers. I just don't have a clue how to get rid of old suspect ammo for something I don't have a gun for. I'm all for the right to bare arms, but only if you're smart enough and responsible enough to do so without endangering the welfare of others.

 

LOL.....you bought a gangtsa-mobile!

 

Good thing you didn't get pulled over and have them find it...I've seen lot's of those episodes of "COPs". "I dunno sir, it's not mine. I just bought the car from some guy. No, I don't know his name...honestly, it's not mine, sir."

 

Wait a minute. You've cleaned the car every two weeks since January and JUST found the item? You gotta wonder when and how it got there, then. That's pretty scary. Now, I'm gonna have to check everything when my X-Type arrives.

 

What's scary about it? It's a mag and some ammo. That's not a violation of PA's carry law, at least not that I know of. I'm not surprised, those map pockets are pretty deep, easy for something to hide at the bottom.

benebob go ahead and ship it out to me, I'll dispose of it properly for ya.

 

So much for those 100-something safety/pre-delivery inspections dealers always talking about when they try and sell you a used car.

 

...and next when you have to use your spare tire, don't be surprised if there's sniffer dogs circling around your vehicle...

 

So you got a car that was "Loaded" - that's cool, but if'n it were me, I would VERY CAREFULLY search the rest of the vehicle, or ask the local fuzz to do that for ya - you really don't want any more surprises like that one.

 

Whats a 'clip'?

 

Holds ammo for a gun.

 

and what's a "gub"?

 

oh man, you have to wonder what else is hiding in your car?

 

must have been a old gangsta cruzing in the jag.....just jokes im young im young

 

Technically, what benebob found was a magazine, not a clip. Commonly confused terms and the only people who care are overly **** gun nuts, of which I'm probably close to that description.

Clips are devices used to store multiple rounds of ammo to speed up the process of insertion into the magazine. Think "stripper clip" (which is actually a "charger" but lets not go there). The mag is the device inserted into the firearm that holds the ammo/feeds it (some clips are inserted into the mag)...One way of thinking about it is the magazine has the spring in it the clip does not (although some clip variations do have small springs).

There. I'm sure nobody wanted to know that but I said it anyway.

 

Oh yeah, last I looked it never says anything about inspect for personal belonging left in map pockets or glove box(many times I do since people leave cd's changes pens, all kinds a junk they dont want when they trade it in)