What a find!

[jethrodull]

So, spent the night in a nice hotel downtown with my wife, and while she's getting ready, I check out the room. See the room safe in the closet. Open it up, doesn't appear to be anything in it but the instruction sheet, but then I noticed something all the way in the back. The safe was a bit above my eyesight, and I'm 6'2", so most wouldn't see to the back. Well, I reach back to pull out one of these - Access Card 2.0 - Tactical Black
SOGAC77. I look it up and it's a $100+ knife!

So, can I legally carry it in Texas?
J

 

[JAJ]

I don't know about "legally carrying it" however, here's a thought..why not do the honorable thing and turn it in? Somebody obviously forgot it there and I'm sure he/she would be thrilled to get it back.
I know, I know...call me old fashioned.

 

[CLM1911]

I agree with JAJ, turn it in to the front desk of the hotel. Whomever stayed in that room before you, they should be able to find. It's the honorable thing to do.

 

[Charli]

I agree with JAJ. Do the right thing and when you are in need the right thing will be done to you!

 

[roguesam]

Found a guy's 35 Remington Ruger while elk hunting near Butte Falls, Oregon a few years back. Posted the "Rifle Found" note on the local public info board and required description to claim. The guy lost a family heirloom and didn't even notice it was missing until he got home! Dropped it at his door on my way home. Really wanted no one to claim it, but it was the right thing to do...

 

[Bozz]

I agree with others... turn it in, see of they will contact the last people to have that room.

Someday when you leave a valuable maybe the good karma will come back around for you.

Its the right thing to do.

 

[Wintermoon]

I would likely turn it in as well. I firmly believe what goes around comes around.

 

[jethrodull]

there's absolulety zero chance that was left behind by the person in the room the night before. odds of that happening, zilch. I turn that in to the hotel "lost and found" and it ends up in some employee pocket. Several of you say "what goes around, comes around" - many years ago I was on a plane to Las Vegas. Had a couple of Mont Blanc pens in a pen case in my pocket of my jacket. Took my jacket off and decided to put the pen case in the seat pocket in front of me. Got off the plane and in the cab to the hotel, realized I lost it. called the airline right away, asked them to check the seat pocket, which the plane had not left the airport yet, and ..... no pens.
I guess it has "come around" to me.
J

 

[KCD1974]

I agree, if he turns it in, the odds of it getting back to the actual owner is slim to none.

 

[justxboxin]

Have to say that if you turned them in they would never get back to the rightful owner

 

[Azman]

It may be a long shot that the knife might never be returned to the rightful owner, the point is (no pun intended) is that by turning it in to the desk, the owner will have a chance of getting it back. If you keep it, that possibility is gone. Besides, your conscience should bother you if you keep it. Don't you agree? Do the right thing and turn it in. Somebody paid good money for that knife and for you to keep it is tantamount to stealing it. I would certainly turn it in to the front desk. You didn't pay the $100 or so for it, someone else did and the poor guy will be out his bucks if you don't give him the opportunity to get his property back. Sorry. ladies, it could be a woman, but the cards are stacked in a man's favor.

 

[fnsmoak]

If the Hotel has a viable "finders keepers" policy, and goes by the "book", if you turn it in, you will get a receipt. If someone claims it w/in a pre-defined time period you will get notified that it is claimed, and they will be able to send you a personal thank you w/out knowing your PII.

In college a friend worked at nice Hotel. They had a "finders keepers" policy that they went by. If something was left for 60 or 90 days, and didn't claim, if the "finder" did not want it, the hotel employees would dispose of it. If the finder DID want it, he/she had to pay a S/H charge. Since the employees were usually the "finder", and many folks don't bother calling back, some employees got a few trinkets. Of course some employees have no scruples anyway and anything of value finds a pocket before any thought of "finders keepers" ever sparks.

BUT THAT WAS SO 70s.....

 

[KCD1974]

The way I was looking at it, if the owner figured out he/she forgot it, they would have already called in, the odds that it was from the night before slim at best.

 

[Danmc]

I am with the others who say to turn it in. Not only the right thing to do, but, and a long shot, what if the knife had been used in a crime and it was the evidence the cops needed to put somebody away? Unlikely, but possible.

 

[agrippakc]

Turn it in. We are supposed to be the good guys after all.

 

[Danmc]

As for hotel employee thieves, yes, it does happen. Has happened twice in my lifetime. Once in the mid 80's I realized I had left a cassette tape case in my room. The case had 30 or so tapes in it. I called the hotel later that day and the next day inquiring about the tapes. Of course, no tapes had been found. The 2nd time, my wife left a pair of earrings and a ring on the sink counter. We were close enough that we turned around and went back to the hotel. The room had already been cleaned, but no jewelry had been turned in. We called the next 2 days, but same story. In both situations it was very disappointing, not much could be done about it but to relay to management that they have thieves working there and walk away.

 

[Warbirds]

My opinion is that I will not let other peoples actions effect my integrity, I would turn it in.

 

[defender829]

IMHO, the finder should make it possible for the owner to recover his property. But I agree with the OP that he should not have to trust others to do the right thing. What would be wrong with calling the hotel and saying "I found a knife in room number ---. If someone reports it lost, please give them my phone number. They must accurately describe the item and pay shipping costs."?

 

[JSDinTexas]

Interesting that almost all the liberal stereotyped gun-carrying crazies would immediately opt to be honest and turn it in. I'm sure that really messes up those liberal anti-gun demographics on what type of people carry.
And yes, I would turn it in - it's not who else does or does not benefit from it, it's about my standards, morals, and integrity.

 

[CLM1911]

there's absolulety zero chance that was left behind by the person in the room the night before. odds of that happening, zilch. I turn that in to the hotel "lost and found" and it ends up in some employee pocket. Several of you say "what goes around, comes around" - many years ago I was on a plane to Las Vegas. Had a couple of Mont Blanc pens in a pen case in my pocket of my jacket. Took my jacket off and decided to put the pen case in the seat pocket in front of me. Got off the plane and in the cab to the hotel, realized I lost it. called the airline right away, asked them to check the seat pocket, which the plane had not left the airport yet, and ..... no pens.
I guess it has "come around" to me.
J

Listen, If you feel good about keeping it, then do so, but don't try to justify keeping it because you thought that your initial post would garner a big Internet “High 5” from your USA Carry peers on finding the lost item, and then we didn’t agree with you, or defend your position with the “someone else will get it anyway” line, or because you lost some items years ago, and now you think this is a karmic reward. Just keep it, no one will ever know, and you can always tell yourself you got that big score back in 2012. It’s like my grandmother used to say, “No one will ever get rich from a dead man’s purse.”