N.C. Rep Ellmers has unsecured Ar-15 stolen from her home

This was just flat-out bone-headed:

U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers’ husband reported an AR-15 rifle stolen from the family’s home in Dunn last week, according to a police report.

The weapon had been left leaning against a gun locker in an unlocked garage on Kingsway Drive, the report said.

The rifle, a gun case and a GPS, with a cumulative value of $1,100, were reported stolen, according to Chief J.D. Pope. Police think the theft happened on the night of Oct. 15.

“According to the report, they had been out target shooting and brought the gun back and leaned it against the gun safe,” Pope said. “ … The garage door was left unsecured, according to the report.”

The case remains under investigation and likely will be treated as a burglary, he said. Ellmers’ husband, Brent Ellmers, was listed as the victim, Pope said.

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The rifle belong to Ellmer’s adult son. There is no good excuse for not taking the extra ten seconds  it would have taken to open the safe and secure it inside the safe. Hopefully, they’ll be able to recover the rifle before it is used in a crime.

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