A Denver City Council committee will take aim at new concealed-carry rules today.
Denver City Council Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee
But the ramifications were felt around the state, where courtroom security had been lax."Right after that, we put up metal detectors" at the City and County Building, recalls Denver City Councilman at the time. "I remember writing the story about that at the, because we put up metal detectors because this guy shot his wife’s divorce attorney. ... One of the exceptions to carrying guns in the building was law enforcement.
"Putting aside the merits, the bill was miserably written," says David Kopel, now the research director at the The state legislature was looking at fixing this issue in 1999, but then the Columbine shootings took place, and gun proposals were sidelined for the rest of the legislative session. In 2000, the legislature passed a bill that guaranteed people the right to drive through Denver with a firearm in their cars without fear of getting arrested, as long as the trip began outside city limits. Then-Governor Bill Owens signed it into law.
In 2006, the Colorado Supreme Court deadlocked 3-3 on whether to overturn the district court decision, so the lower court's ruling remained in effect. Under this ordinance, a first offense for violating the rule would carry a $50 fine, which is the maximum penalty written into a state statute for a first strike. A second violation of the rule could carry up to a $999 fine and 300 days in jail.
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