Prohibited Use of Weapons in commonly charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person has possession of a gun while under the influence of alcohol, but there are other reasons this crime can be charged. One of those other reasons is when a person aims a gun at another. A Colorado man is facing this charge (amongst others) after pulling a gun on officers. According to the report, the man drove a stolen truck into cornfield. When police arrived, the man pulled a gun from his ankle, but responded immediately and put it down when ordered to. He did then try to get away from the officers, but was eventually apprehended and arrested.
Larimer County Prohibited Use of Weapons Lawyer: Definition of Prohibited Use of a Weapon (Aims a Gun at Another)
The Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Prohibited Use of Weapons – C.R.S. 18-12-106 – is:
(a) He knowingly and unlawfully aims a firearm at another person; or
(b) Recklessly or with criminal negligence he discharges a firearm or shoots a bow and arrow; or
(c) He knowingly sets a loaded gun, trap, or device designed to cause an explosion upon being tripped or approached, and leaves it unattended by a competent person immediately present; or
(d) The person has in his or her possession a firearm while the person is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or of a controlled substance, as defined in section 18-18-102 (5). Possession of a permit issued under section 18-12-105.1, as it existed prior to its repeal, or possession of a permit or a temporary emergency permit issued pursuant to part 2 of this article is no defense to a violation of this subsection (1).
(e) He knowingly aims, swings, or throws a throwing star or nunchaku as defined in this paragraph (e) at another person, or he knowingly possesses a throwing star or nunchaku in a public place except for the purpose of presenting an authorized public demonstration or exhibition or pursuant to instruction in conjunction with an organized school or class. When transporting throwing stars or nunchaku for a public demonstration or exhibition or for a school or class, they shall be transported in a closed, nonaccessible container. For purposes of this paragraph (e), “nunchaku” means an instrument consisting of two sticks, clubs, bars, or rods to be used as handles, connected by a rope, cord, wire, or chain, which is in the design of a weapon used in connection with the practice of a system of self-defense, and “throwing star” means a disk having sharp radiating points or any disk-shaped bladed object which is hand-held and thrown and which is in the design of a weapon used in connection with the practice of a system of self-defense.
As you can see, while there are many different actions that can be considered Prohibited Use of Weapons, the man was likely charged under subsection (a).
Sentence for Prohibited Use of Weapons in Loveland and Estes Park
As a class 2 misdemeanor in Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park, this crime is punishable by 90 to 364 days in the Larimer County Jail and up to $1,000 in fines.