This is another story where a reaction to an arrest made it much worse than it could have been. A Fort Collins man was pulled over for a traffic infraction. When the Larimer County Sheriff’s Deputy went to arrest him on an outstanding warrant, things went south. The man refused to leave his car and repeatedly reached down toward the Continue Reading
Category: Firearms Rights and Crimes
Unlawfully and Uncomfortably Carrying a Concealed Weapon
During a routine traffic stop, a woman and her boyfriend were arrested for possession of methamphetamine. I’m sure the police felt like the arrest was pretty routine until they got to the police station. It was at this point the woman admitted to having a loaded .22-caliber semiautomatic handgun in her possession. Where was this weapon? Let’s just say it Continue Reading
The Frustration of Technology | Discharging of Weapons in Fort Collins
We’ve all had those moments where our computer freezes, or something won’t download and you want to just throw your computer out the window or stomp on it crushing it to pieces. A Colorado Springs man decided to act on his frustration with his laptop when he took it into a back alley and fired eight shots into it with Continue Reading
Check Your Pockets! Leaving Evidence at the Scene of the Theft in Fort Collins
Leaving Evidence Behind We’ve all done it; left a bank or credit card somewhere, panicked, and quickly retraced your steps to find it. Well, for this man in Fort Collins, retracing his steps wasn’t really an option. A few weeks ago, Fort Collins Police reported two of their marked patrol cars were broken into and a pair of assault rifles were Continue Reading
Mandatory Sentencing: Does the Punishment Fit the Crime?
A Florida man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot at his daughter’s boyfriend. How is this possible? Well, the State of Florida has a mandatory sentence requirement for violent crimes and he was found guilty at trial requiring him to serve every day of a 20 – year sentence. Even the judge made it Continue Reading
Traveling with a Concealed Carry Permit: Not Always the Best Choice
A few weeks ago, I heard a story about a Pennsylvania woman that absolutely shocked me. In July 2013, a woman legally obtained a license-to-carry permit in Pennsylvania for protection after she was robbed. In October of that same year, she decided to take a trip to Atlantic City, New Jersey. During that trip, she was arrested and charged with Continue Reading
Man Faces Multiple Criminal Charges after a Night of Drinking in Longmont
Drinking too much can result in more than a headache the next day. One man is facing multiple criminal charges in Longmont, including Kidnapping, Burglary, Menacing, and Possession of a Weapon by a Previous Offender. Let’s take a look at his situation, in order to understand how crimes are charged in Larimer, Boulder, and Washington County. Intoxication and Bad Decisions Continue Reading
Do You Lose Your Concealed Carry Permit Rights After a Fort Collins DUI?
We are often asked whether or not a DWAI or DUI conviction in Fort Collins, Loveland, or Estes Park results in the loss of a person’s Concealed Carry Permit (CCW). In order to answer this question, we need to dig deeper into the laws related to CCW’s in Larimer, Jackson, and Boulder County in order to fully understand. How Do Continue Reading
Let’s Protect the Right to Bear Arms in Fort Collins
[pullquote align=”center” textalign=”center” width=”100%”]“You can’t pick and choose which types of freedom you want to defend. You must defend all of it or be against all of it.” – Scott Howard Phillips[/pullquote] Happy Independence Day! Here at the O’Malley Law Office, we’re extremely grateful for the freedom we enjoy in this country. We fight daily for the rights and freedoms Continue Reading
Death by Pastry? Gun Rights, Pop Tarts, and the Bullying of Schoolchildren
Pastries can’t kill you. At least, they won’t for a while. If pastries are a safe (though unhealthy) food item, why did one school recently suspend a seven-year-old boy for having one? He artfully bit his pop tart into the shape of a gun. Terrifying, we know. If the authorities hadn’t interceded, who knows what kind of violence could have Continue Reading