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cscitney87 wrote:
DocNTexas wrote:
centsi
wrote:
I concur. OC bans are not being enforced outside of Denver. Everywhere else has signs.
This does not appear to be entirely true according to this post from a different thread.
Posted April 7th by oushinhogin:
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So, if this post is legitimate, it would appear thatBoulder has taken a different view of dealing with the OC issue. After reading this post, I called the Boulder PD (again) and was told OC was NOT allowed in the city of Boulder.
While I have received different answers at different times from Boulder PD officials and its officers,
it appears that they have now taken an official stance on the issue. Perhaps this will be the deciding case for the issue statewide.
Doc
It appears, from your remarks; that Boulder PD "takes an official stance" on the issue More often than Not; and that stance is every changing.
Just a week ago Boulder PD stopped our friend and asked about a "Boulder permit" for his Openly Carried handgun.
WE CANNOT ASSUME TO KNOW THE EXACT CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING OUSHINHOGIN'S ISSUE.
Is there more to the story? Is this forum member
a Trust Worth Source?
Is there supporting documentation? A report? A police case number?
I tend to
Trust the
word of our more
VENERABLE posters here.
Again; just previous to this incident; we had a forum member QUESTIONED by TWO BOULDER POLICE OFFICERS from their Patrol Car. Our forum member was OC at the time and did not get arrested or "in trouble" in any way.
Again; as I stated before;
OUSHINHOGIN is NOT the first forum member to OC in Boulder and certainly
somebody is OCing in the city at least once a week or maybe even once a day.
Again; nobody has posted ARRESTED BY BOULDER PD FOR OC except this guy and Remember a long time ago somebody got escorted out of a Barnes and Nobel and WAS NOT ARRESTED.
Point proven.
CS,
Why are you so confrontational? You are always ready to jump on anyone that says anything you disagree with. I simply posted the information I came across.I could care less if you consider it valid or not. I also clearly stated in my post "IF THIS POST IS LEGITIMATE", acknowledging the possibility that it is not all inclusive or even true for that matter.
Given the statement, however, if he was OCing and cited for it then it would say that Boulder plans to enforce the law that way. As for those who were not cited in the past, it could be they cooperated and were subject to officer discretion. It IS a very vague law, remember. In addition, I, as well as others, have been given different interpretations of the statute by officers and other Boulder officials, so who can actually say. I have even OCed in Boulder in the past, but I have never encountered an officer when doing so.
The point is, there is reason to suspect a risk exists in Boulder. Please, carry as you wish but don't get so abusive when someone posts something you don't like or disagree with.
Tell me this, if this incident is true and this guyOCed in Boulderbecause he trusted YOUR adamant claims on here that he was perfectly legal to do so, and in the end this poor guy is found guilty and has to pay a fine, court cost, and forfeit his handgun.....
are you going to pay him back? Will you care?
It is one thing for you to make a decision for yourself, as you are the only one to pay the price if you are wrong. But it issomething very different to actively work to convince others to do the same when they will pay the price for anyerror in your judgement.I make my own decisions and I am willing to share my reasons with others but I ALWAYS tell them the risks as well and let them make their own decisions. There are many out there that unwisely trust those they feel are confident in their information and issuing the claims you do is dangerous for them, not you.
Again, this is a forum for sharing information, ideas and opinions, not the "come let CS tell you how it is" forum. Offer your opinions and post your information, but don't play with the welfare of others. Oh, and be a politeadult on here.
And as for your "POINT PROVEN"....remember, the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
Doc