The guy does something really dumb but self reports for the greater good. And now he faces criminal charges.
Isn't there something in the law about the right not to self incriminate??? This incident would make one think long and hard about reporting a lost gun, especially if one faces loss of their freedoms if they do so.
No person... shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself
I wonder what is worse, reporting it or having someone else turn it in one day.
Or worse ... a kid finds it and someone ends up dead with a gun registered to his name.
Assuming the gun was registered.
Maybe have a lawyer interact with the PoPo.