Always Check Your Hotel Room

[SmokyMose]

Who doesn't? But this is just a touch different from the guns normal people carry for "protection".


The cops will say it was claimed, then one of them will get the gun, that's how it works in most departments.

I see. I'm not familiar with the tec9 and couldn't see it for the bag.
Sounds fishy and smkr was wise to change rooms.

 

[crazymoon]

Rick, At least take the ammo as that is harder to get than a weapon right now !

 

[forktender]

Rick, At least take the ammo as that is harder to get than a weapon right now !

 

[chopsaw]

yeah he told me that if the gun is clean the owner has 90 days to claim, if not i can claim it......NOT ME...If i want a Tec i will go buy one.

I like my guns , but I'd have nothing to do with that .

 

[chilerelleno]

A very interesting find in your hotel room indeed.

You did the right thing turning it into the police as it could have been used in a crime.
You did the right thing changing rooms as somebody could've came back demanding it.
Even though I always carry, I too would have changed rooms just to avoid any hassles.

One thing I don't understand, is how having an extended magazine is illegal?
Florida has no restrictions on magazine size.
A semi-automatic Tec9 can have any capacity magazine you can buy or build.

I too would claim it after the 90 days if possible.
Keep it purely as a range toy and conversation piece on how you acquired it.
It's a complete POS for anything other than being modified (illegally) into an SMG as it was originally designed.
But unfortunately it's already mentioned, it's unlikely ever to leave the hands of a police officer if unclaimed.

 

[uncle eddie]

I always inspect the room...under the mattresses, under the bed, the drawers, anything that is loose. I have found everything from cash, to booze, to dirty magazines, but never a gun. Wow!

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Our room was a suite and the 2 beds in back had a metal locking door that separated the 2 rooms. My wife carries a kimber and me a s&w 45....It could have got ugly for sure.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

I like my guns , but I'd have nothing to do with that .

Yeah i'm not even if they say i can claim after 90 days.

 

[MJB05615]

Rick, that is incredible! Glad nothing further happened. I'd not want that is unclaimed either.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Rick, At least take the ammo as that is harder to get than a weapon right now !

I thought about that but then my better side of my brain said .
"DONT TOUCH THAT GUN"

 

[forktender]

Interesting find, SWFLsmkr1. Smart move to change rooms.

For the past 4-5 decades I've spent uch of my life traveling extensively, both domestic and abroad, and have stayed in 100s, if not, 1000s, of hotel rooms. From time to time I've come across some interesting things left behind but nothing beats the time a number of years ago when I was on a business trip to Miami, and booked a room at one of my favorite hotels there, a smallish "Boutique" type of place on South Beach, a place I had stayed at many times before. When I got to the room, I dropped my bag and opened the closet to hang a garment bag, and noticed a small gym bag on the floor. Curious, I picked it up, it seemed a little heavy, so I put it on the bed an opened it, and thought "Holy S**t".

I left the room, went to the fire exit stairs, called the manager, and told him to come to the room immediately, and bring security with him. I also suggested hat he may want to call the police, specifically, narcotics. When they arrived, their initial reaction was similar to mine, and they called 2 more security guys, one to guard the elevator, and the other to guard the stairs. When the police arrived, they confirmed what I thought, cocaine, specifically, twelve 1 kg. bricks. After questioning, the manager offered to move me to a different room, which I declined. Under the circumstances, I felt it was best to move to a different hotel altogether and asked the manager to check with another nearby hotel I was familiar with, which he did, and confirmed a reservation.

A couple hours later, one of the narcotics detectives called me and asked if he could come over with a finger print tech and get my prints so that they could be isolated from any others. When they came I asked him what the value of the find was and he told me that the 12 bricks were confirmed uncut pure Grade A which, at the time in Miami, was going for about $25K a kg. He also told me that it, no doubt, would be cut and the street price could rise to $50K-$75K per kg., depending on where it was going.

Like you said, "Always check your hotel room".

Say Hello Too, My Little Friend!!!!!

 

[forktender]

I thought about that but then my better side of my brain said .
"DONT TOUCH THAT GUN"

Smart man!!!

 

[HalfSmoked]

Wow Rick just Wow. Smart move on your part. No I would not claim either it hard to tell what the connections to that gun could lead to clean or not clean.

Warren

 

[browneyesvictim]

What a surprise! At least it wasn't bedbugs or something like that! That just may come in handy for the zombie apocalypses.

 

[bakerman]

My wife and her sister booked a room in a cheapo Motel in Daytona a few years back. Checked into the room all was fine. Went out to get some food came back, and there was a pair of mens underwear in the middle of the floor and a lone flip-flop halfway under the bed. They moved to another less shady Motel. Never be too careful.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Gun update

Got a call from Tampa PD Detective. I didnt want the weapon anyways.

Weapon was stolen 3 years ago and involved in shooting. Prints were lifted from the weapon

Ok y'all keep it.. Find em

Yup that could have been a bad JUJU Situation.

 

[chilerelleno]

Gun update

Got a call from Tampa PD Detective. I didnt want the weapon anyways.

Weapon was stolen 3 years ago and involved in shooting. Prints were lifted from the weapon

Ok y'all keep it.. Find em

Yup that could have been a bad JUJU Situation.

There's my surprised face... Not really.

 

[pineywoods]

Maybe the original owner won't claim it then again you could and it would be clean once the PD gives it to you. If you still worry about it I could keep it for you for the next 10 or20 years

 

[negolien]

I have worked Security at hotels for years. I tell you there's no shortage of stories about stuff found in rooms or on the properties. I never understood how housekeeping could miss some of this stuff but /shrug people are human. Least you didn't find a used condom, rubber sex toy or other questionable items /vomit..... Want to cure your habit of staying in hotels FOREVER take a black light.

 

[sarahvanessa]

Hey there, thanks for sharing your experience. It's always important to check your hotel room for any unexpected surprises. It's scary to think what could have happened if you hadn't found that bag with the Tec 9mm.