As the title states This past weekend had an unintentional discharge during a slip and fall inside my own home and it turns out deputies were nearby unknown to me and next thing i know I was under the bright lights and ordered to the ground and cuffed. They had no evidence of a crime and released me on the same private property but seized my at home carry pistol. Then I was told that I might get it back after a couple months if it checked out clean. Where or who do I contact about this to confirm they really even have my pistol in a lab or what the heck is going on? I'm glad I wasn't killed by the over zealous deputies but am uneasy about them leaving with my pistol and threatening me with the prospect of them rolling back in here with swat or some crazy shit.
I'm definetly way more scared of cops than baddies at this point.  By the way i had to fix the ceiling and roof before the rain the next day, Fun in many directions at once

Damn that's fugged up! I've never had an accidental discharge before so I don't know how those situations play out.

Do you think those cops taking your sidearm is a result of the new bs laws and hysteria surrounding firearms? Or would they have done the same thing 10 years ago?

Either way that sucks man and I hope all works out for you the best it can.

A slip and fall you say? But the hole was in the ceiling and roof? Something is not adding up.

Heck, It does sound odd i guess. When I tripped over something in the floor and it happened, the pistol was pointed mostly vertical at the roof. I've had spinal cord and nerve damage due to an auto accident years ago and if i'm suddenly jarred just right my legs have a mind all of their own. No (funny) business was involved at all.

I can understand them coming to see what's up... the rest, does not sound right legally. There was no reason to take your firearm based ONLY on what you posted.

Is it possible someone else heard the shot and called?

Have you tried talking to someone of authority at the department?

Did they complete any type of paperwork, say a Property Receipt?

If the answer to the Property Receipt is no, I'd be interested in knowing what agency responded. If they did do some paperwork, does it have case/incident number on it?

lawyer up now, or at least contact Jon Gutmacher.

No offense kind sir but it sounds like you walk around with your finger on the trigger.

Please don't do that.

And it doesn't sound like the cops should have taken your gun.

Wish you all the best.

Something doesn’t add up and I have a feeling you’re leaving something out.... a LEO wouldn’t seize your firearm and give you no inclination as to why.

You mention that you fell.  The fall, coupled with your pre-existing medical condition, has me wandering if you were transported to the hospital? If so, your pistol was taken for safekeeping.

My agency won’t even allow us to seize firearms from individuals that we Baker Act, unless said firearm was instrumental in the threat or act of self-harm, or the threat or act of harm to another.  Even then, the firearm can be returned after 72 hours.

they just got a new throwaway gun.

Have you contacted a lawyer?

I'm sure that's EXACTLY what it is...

OP has not provided any follow up to this thread... wonder why?

We know why...

Why? I've been told to not elaborate on things. Lets just say I'm not involved in anything illegal. And expect to get my firearm back sometime. I'll just say I have a distrust for cops now.

Gutmacher retired from practice.

This story does not add up... Sounds more like a ND vs a AD...

No modern gun will go off because you fell
No modern gun would go off because it fell (p320 exception)
Hole in roof means you were pointing up
Gun went off means finger was on trigger
Gun went off means gun in hand and not in holster

Cops probably suspected the same bullshit and took it because of it.

I'd like to hear the other two sides to this story...

Is this in the city, or out in the country?  If it's out in the country on your own private property, I'd contact the Sheriff himself.  What county?

I just read one of the OP’s conspiracy theories on a different forum.  Seriously... were you taken into protective custody under a Baker Act?  That would explain things.