Man arrested for bringing gun into Thornton movie theater

[sniper7]

If he had a valid CCW permit and was completely co-operative, I fail to understand WHY he was arrested and his property seized "as evidence." He should have been refunded his money and asked to leave and possibly written an appearance ticket. Since the officers instead chose to arrest him the city can face a lawsuit for false arrest and possibly malicious prosecution if the DA wants to pursue it.

That being said, he should have expected that open carrying a pistol into a theater so soon after the incident in Aurora would've alarmed people. Evacuating all the theaters and making a reverse 911 call seems a bit extreme though.

Maybe it was his retirement plan?

[Chief_of_Scouts]

I have been lurking this thread and I decided to do my own research on this alleged violation of the law.

I read the City of Thornton Code, specifically the cited code he was arrested for: Sec. 38-237. - Dangerous weapons. I am not a lawyer or certified law enforcement officer, but with my basic understanding of the English language, I cannot find any part of the cited code that he violated.

Even if I tried to connect the dots of:

Sec. 38-237 (a) Firearm means any handgun, automatic, revolver, pistol, rifle, shotgun, or other instrument or device capable of or intended to be capable of discharging bullets, cartridges or other explosive charges, excluding gas guns, as defined in Section 38-239(a).

and

Sec. 38-237 (b) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly possess on or about the person or within such person's immediate reach any dangerous weapon.

there is this

Sec. 38-237 (d) Exceptions. The prohibitions contained in subsection (b)(1) of this section shall not apply to:
Sec. 38-237 (d) (4) A person issued a written permit to carry a concealed handgun issued by any sheriff authorized to issue such permits within the state and the carrying of such weapon is within the terms of such permit.

I am sure someone on these forums or more familiar with Colorado firearms laws can explain what I am missing here.

http://library.municode.com/HTML/150...WE_S38-237DAWE

[Byte Stryke]

OK So I normally OC of Late... How long?

6 Months?


4 Years?


why don't I just cave like most on this board have...

you are saying GIVE UP YOUR RIGHTS because someone might not like it

and No, Verbally Insulting someone is "not like" carrying OC...




as far as it costing him "huge money" I REALLY doubt it as the lawyers can smell a winning lawsuit 500 miles away.

Its going to cost you.

[josh7328]

Just because someone feels scared or threatened does not mean anyone else's rights should be violated. Given the fact he had a CCW, it may have been better to go about his business that way. If he did not have one I fully support him. I am in the middle on this one, given the recent theater shooting, but I am in no way saying he should give up his rights or for any of us to give up our rights. My issue is that he had a concealed carry permit and he wasn't using it. That shows me he wanted to make a scene and see whether or not he would be called out on it. He was, he got arrested and now I hope he gets paid dearly for it so some knowledge gets translated to people, businesses, police, .gov etc.

The issue with that will be the backlash from those same people that gain some knowledge on the subject. Now that theater will most certainly have a no firearms sign so future OC will not be permitted and the employees will be trained to look for OC. The police will learn the laws so that is a positive. The state .gov may get enough of a response, especially in light of the recent theater shootings to make a change in the law which could possibly eliminate OC all together or restrict it further.

I side with those who say no rights should be given up ever, no matter what the tragedy or situation. But given the fact this guy had a CCW and chose to OC as a way of expressing his rights is the reason he ended up arrested and not enjoying a movie without any problems.

This.

[DOC]

I'm not going there anymore. No guns. Makes it sound to dangerous for me and my family.
And I liked that place. Even though the movies I seen there were crap and I wanted my money back. I thought they were onto something.
I think he was within his rights.
Let me see ", the right to keep and BEAR arms shall not be infringed." I'm no legal scholar like our president but I think if he wanted to open carry all the theater could do was ask him to leave and the police could do nothing but comply with what the scared little bitches in the theater wanted. Giving him a ticket is like asking Rosa Parks to get to the back of the bus or be arrested. IMHO.

[buffalobo]

I think a large majority of us agree that one would have made a difference in the Aurora theater. A gun. Even better, several guns.

After this ordeal do you think a victims family would care how it was carried if they knew it might save them or the loved one lost?

[Byte Stryke]

I'm not going there anymore. No guns. Makes it sound to dangerous for me and my family.
And I liked that place. Even though the movies I seen there were crap and I wanted my money back. I thought they were onto something.
I think he was within his rights.
Let me see ", the right to keep and BEAR arms shall not be infringed." I'm no legal scholar like our president but I think if he wanted to open carry all the theater could do was ask him to leave and the police could do nothing but comply with what the scared little bitches in the theater wanted. Giving him a ticket is like asking Rosa Parks to get to the back of the bus or be arrested. IMHO.

She was another one that was just out to cause trouble...
She should have been considerate of others and just gotten in the back!
[/sarcasm]

[Whistler]

She was another one that was just out to cause trouble...
She should have been considerate of others and just gotten in the back!
[/sarcasm]

Ha! Think of all those poor people that were inconvenienced while she "made her point" damned inconsiderate and insensitive I say.

[10mm-man]

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boycot...41509032556461

Let's see how many likes nation wide we can get........ Then maybe we can make a difference, once the movie theaters get the idea....

Just a thought...

[airborneranger]

OK So I normally OC of Late... How long?

6 Months?


4 Years?


why don't I just cave like most on this board have...

you are saying GIVE UP YOUR RIGHTS because someone might not like it

and No, Verbally Insulting someone is "not like" carrying OC...




as far as it costing him "huge money" I REALLY doubt it as the lawyers can smell a winning lawsuit 500 miles away.

Its going to cost you.

I missed out on this thread but I certainly agree with you on this Byte. I have my CCW but lately I have been carrying open because it is my right to do so. If a business does not like it, then I take my business elsewhere.