Pointing a gun at someone else or discharging a firearm in a reckless manner is charged as Prohibited Use of Weapons in Fort Collins and Larimer County. A man could be facing this charge after doing both those things to get his neighbor to leave the area. According to the report, the men both resided in an area that has Continue Reading
Category: Firearms Rights and Crimes
Fort Collins Firearms Attorney Can I Purchase a Gun if I Have a Medical Marijuana Card?
The Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) government agency released a letter regarding gun purchasing in Colorado that stated medical marijuana users in Fort Collins, Loveland, Estes Park and all other Colorado cities are not allowed to buy firearms. The agency declared that persons who are chronic users of drugs and/or alcohol are not permitted to purchase firearms because of Continue Reading
Fort Collins Prohibited Use of Weapons Attorney | Denver Officer’s Illegal Use of His Firearm
Possessing a gun is a big responsibility in Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park. It is an even bigger responsibility when a position of trust accompanies the weapon possession. One Denver police sergeant is feeling the weight of that responsibility after receiving criminal charges for using his weapon inappropriately while on duty. According to the news report, the sergeant was Continue Reading
Fort Collins Prohibited Use of a Weapon Attorney | Alcohol and Guns Don’t Mix
Obviously, people who go through the process of getting their Concealed Carry Permit do so for the purpose of carrying a firearm with them any time they feel it is necessary. However, there are some loopholes in the law that make carrying a firearm illegal, even with a Concealed Carry Permit. This has led to a rise in Prohibited Use Continue Reading
Larimer County Firearms Rights Attorney on Gun Laws
In Fort Collins, Larimer County and across Colorado, there is tension between the public’s right to possess guns, and the efforts of the government to take away that right. As firearms lawyers practicing in Fort Collins and across Colorado, we fight to protect those at risk of losing their firearms rights. Firearms Offenses in Loveland and Across Colorado In Loveland, Continue Reading
Fort Collins Possession of a Dangerous Weapon Lawyer | Protection is Not a Defense
When police officers pulled over a man for some minor traffic violations, they got a lot more than they bargained for. According to the news report, an officer observed a man take a right turn without signaling and then block an intersection to stop and talk with a woman. When the officer pulled the man over, the man complied with Continue Reading
Fort Collins Prohibited Use of a Weapon Lawyer | Drinking and Guns
A Colorado Springs man was recently arrested for Prohibited Use of a Weapon and 2nd Degree Assault after an accidental shooting left one man in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. According to the news report, the man was intoxicated while handling a gun and the gun accidentally went off. The bullet struck another man in the head, but luckily Continue Reading
Fort Collins Driving Under Restraint and Possession of a Weapon by a Previous Offender Lawyer | Fighting Back Just Makes It Worse
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
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