"2 foes of
concealed carry out of jail" **
By John C. Ensslin,
News Staff Writer
The story of Rick's and
Duncan's arrest as printed in the
Rocky Mountain News on December 18, 2001
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the story below contains serious factual errors - DO NOT forward
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| Two men have been
released from the Denver County Jail after they were
arrested carrying guns in Lincoln Park during a
"Bill of Rights" celebration Saturday. Duncan Philp and Rick Stanley said they plan to use their arrests to challenge the constitutionality of Denver's ban on carrying concealed weapons. They contend the law violates their Second Amendment rights to carry guns. Stanley, a Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate, alerted the media in advance of the arrests that he intended to challenge the law. Their lawyer, Paul Grant, contends the ordinance contradicts language in the state constitution regarding Coloradans' right to bear arms. "It's always been at odds," Grant said Monday. "I look forward to using the case to check and see if we can't get this ordinance struck down." Judges in both Denver County and District Courts have previously upheld the ordinance, said Assistant City Attorney Kurt Stiegelmeier. There is a case currently pending before the Colorado Court of Appeals that seeks to appeal those lower court rulings, he said. |
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