That's a pretty ridiculous argument..... it doesn't matter if you try and claim that.... if the police are responding to a crime involving that gun in the general vicinity, you have it in your possession, you fit the description of the person who used it and the ballistics match the rifle you have in your possession, that's a BS excuse to use to get out of it, especially if you really did come across the gun lying somewhere, common sense would tell you not to pick the damn thing up and get your prints all over it, but rather report it to the police and let them deal with it..... considering when a gun is just lying somewhere, it was more then likely used for a crime and it's less likely someone just simply forgot it.
Picking it up and "Claiming" to be taking it to the police is a pretty damn stupid thing to do....... how much of a moron does someone have to be to do that anyways?
And if the only prints found on the gun are yours..... guess what?
You're screwed, that's what.
But go ahead and try that someday and see what happens.
If someone didn't bother to register their gun and was found with it, it was used in a crime, but then tried to use your same argument that they were trying to take it to the police, the outcome would probably be the exact same as without the registry..... ie: you're still screwed because you're the one with the gun, you're the one in the general vicinity of the crime, you match the description of the suspect and chances are, your prints are the only one all over the gun and bullets.
