Jenny works as a bookkeeper and embezzles $10,000 from her employer.Bob steals $10,000 from his brother-in-law's garage (while Bob was fixing his brother-in-law's car).Bob found the money hidden in a box under the work bench.Which of the these two crimes is regarded as more serious (generally speaking)?Explain.

his hypothetical involves a man stealing a purse from a car. The purse contains a lot of cash and a handgun. The man is charged with larceny (theft of the money / purse) and also charged with a felony for stealing a handgun. The man claims he did not know the purse contained a handgun -- he says he just grabbed it from the car assuming it had cash. He claims he really did not know the purse had a gun in it.Is it right to charge the thief with the crime of stealing a handgun under these circumstances? Explain your answer.