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Home Front: Politix

Man arrested in Denver hotel on weapons charges

2008-08-24

Secret Service spokesman Malcolm Wiley said 29-year-old Joseph Calanchini of Pinedale, Wyo., faces a charge of unlawful carrying of a weapon after police officers at the Grand Hyatt hotel noticed him carrying a rifle-type case while checking in. Calanchini did not have a concealed weapons permit, said Lance Clem, spokesman for the Colorado Department of Public Safety.

Authorities were investigating a report that Calanchini was in town on business and had had the weapons worked upon, including mounting of site scopes, to prepare for an upcoming hunting trip.

Calanchini remained at Denver City Jail today on $10,000 bond, said Denver Sheriff's Deputy Danny Steckman.

Elk season is coming, these SS morons need to get a damned clue - this isnt Philly, we own and carry rifles here routinely in the west.

Further more it was a cased long gun, as per law for transporting a rilfe. So they popped him for a CONCEALED weapon? What's he suppsoed to do, walk around with it over his shoulder?

Gimme a break. Denver and the SS have lost its damned mind! This is a clear violation of state constitution and law on transport of weapons, and the second amendment. I hope he sues and gets a couple of SS and D-PD officers relieved of their jobs.

Posted by:OldSpook

#18 The Guns were Unloaded and Locked up EC.

I guess SanFranNan now creates a 2-mile area of socialist totalitarian where ever she goes nowadays. At least according to the Denver PD.

Posted by: CrazyFool 2008-08-24 22:17

#17 I'm a hunter myself and even the very strict gun laws in my country would not dream up nonsense like this.

Especially since the gun was unloaded.

Posted by: European Conservative 2008-08-24 21:21

#16 Yep, the DPD and the DS SS guy needs to understand that concealed carry has to do with handguns on his person, concealed under clothing or in a fanny pack or purse.

Jeeze Louise!

Posted by: Alaska Paul 2008-08-24 21:19

#15 Here is the law.
29-11.7-101. Legislative declaration.
(1) The general assembly hereby finds that:
(a) Section 3 of article II of the state constitution, the article referred to as the state bill of rights, declares that all persons have certain inalienable rights, which include the right to defend their lives and liberties;
(b) Section 13 of article II of the state constitution protects the fundamental right of a person to keep and bear arms and implements section 3 of article II of the state constitution;
(c) The general assembly recognizes a duty to protect and defend the fundamental civil rights set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (1);
(d) There exists a widespread inconsistency among jurisdictions within the state with regard to firearms regulations;
(e) This inconsistency among local government laws regulating lawful firearm possession and ownership has extraterritorial impact on state citizens and the general public by subjecting them to criminal and civil penalties in some jurisdictions for conduct wholly lawful in other jurisdictions;
(f) Inconsistency among local governments of laws regulating the possession and ownership of firearms results in persons being treated differently under the law solely on the basis of where they reside, and a person's residence in a particular county or city or city and county is not a rational classification when it is the basis for denial of equal treatment under the law;
(g) This inconsistency places citizens in the position of not knowing when they may be violating the local laws and therefore being unable to avoid violating the law and becoming subject to criminal and other penalties.
(2) Based on the findings specified in subsection (1) of this section, the general assembly concludes that:
(a) The regulation of firearms is a matter of statewide concern;
(b) It is necessary to provide statewide laws concerning the possession and ownership of a firearm to ensure that law-abiding persons are not unfairly placed in the position of unknowingly committing crimes involving firearms.
Source: L. 2003: Entire article added, p. 652, § 2, effective March 18.

Posted by: OldSpook 2008-08-24 21:09

#14 Denver PD is rapidly gaining a rep as a bunch of nasty incompetents -- from the left and the right.

Posted by: OldSpook 2008-08-24 21:08

#13 a "Bible" was secured as evidence from the hotel room. It "appeared" similar to complimentary copies placed in "most" hotel rooms, but fingerprint tech has as yet been able to identify whether or not the suspect handled the book, or not. Denver CIS is on the investigation

OK, I made that shit up, but.... it was hard to tell, wasn't it?

Posted by: Frank G 2008-08-24 19:19

#12 Was he clinging to his bible too?

Posted by: CrazyFool 2008-08-24 19:12

#11 "site scopes"? Oh brother...

Posted by: Menhaden Glomonter1020 2008-08-24 18:48

#10 That's bullshit, the guy should be a lot more pissed off than he is. The simple presence of a gun in a locked case can cause a panic among the D-pd? They don't sound very good at what they do, a couple of simple face to face questions could have cleared this up on the spot, with a receipt from the gunsmith it could have been confirmed and handled a little more discreetly. He sounds a reasonable person, he'd prolly have agreed to leave them in the hotel safe.
Bullshit, complete and total bullshit.

Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-08-24 18:38

#9 Second strong contender for Snark of the Day.

We may need to give out two free drinks today.

Posted by: lotp 2008-08-24 18:38

#8 warthog, baboon, and jackals, huh?

I can understand why the Denver PD and the DNC in general were concerned

Posted by: Frank G 2008-08-24 18:31

#7 Update

Wyoming hunter who accidentally caused a security concern at the Grand Hyatt hotel Saturday said hes sorry for the problems he caused and didnt know the Democratic National Convention was in town.

When Joseph Calanchini walked into the Grand Hyatt hotel with 2 rifles and 2 pistols Saturday around 4:00 pm, Denver Police evacuated House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) from the hotel until they arrested Calanchini and made sure it was safe for Pelosi to return.

I didnt even know the DNC was in town. I dont watch the news, said Joseph Calanchini from the Denver City Jail where hes being held on bond. If I had known, I would have done things differently. It was a simple mistake.

Calanchini, who talked to 9Wants to Know from the Denver City Jail, says he had the weapons because hes getting ready to go on a hunting safari trip in Limpopo Basin, South Africa on August 28. He planned to hunt warthog, impala, baboon and jackals with a friend there.

He says he had just picked up his rifles from the Sportsmans Warehouse and had them in a locked gun case when he checked in at the Grand Hyatt. The clerk checking him in noticed the rifle case and called security.

Im amazed. Its not like they were illegal weapons, they were all registered to me, said Calanchini. It was bad timing.

Posted by: OldSpook 2008-08-24 18:26

#6 Rocky removed the story. Here is a link to another source.

http://www.fortmilltimes.com/124/story/265858.html

Posted by: OldSpook 2008-08-24 18:17

#5 CRS Sec. 38-118(a)(4)

When such person is a collector or licensed dealer displaying or transporting such weapon for display or sale, or a citizen transporting such weapon for purpose of sale or repair to or from a place of sale or repair; all firearms so displayed or transported shall be unloaded at all times

So he was well within his rights.

Wonder why they disappeared the article?

Posted by: OldSpook 2008-08-24 18:16

#4 Update from somone allegedly in contact

I understand it he had all of the guns in cases and were unloaded. He had picked them up from a gunsmith, where the work was done. He was only trying to check into the hotel ( I don't know if he had reservations or not ). This isn't an uncommon thing for hunters to do, it happens all the time before hunting season.Denver is the place you go to get high value guns worked on, they were cased, he wasn't trying to sneak them in. I hope everything goes well for him from now on, and his hunt is sucessful. Guess what will be the topic of conversation at deer camp?

Posted by: OldSpook 2008-08-24 18:13

#3 Wow they disappeared this in a hurry from the Rocky.

I wonder why?

Posted by: OldSpook 2008-08-24 18:11

#2 We'll see more of these Jackboots before this is over.

Posted by: DarthVader 2008-08-24 17:16

#1 San Fran Nana was at the hotel.

The SS needs an object lesson: it is NOT illegal to carry a cased rifle in Colorado. As a matter of fact, you need to have it cased to transport it.

He did nothing illegal. Read the colorado revised statutes.

The SS arresting him were the ones breaking the law with a false arrest.

They owe him immediate release, an apology, and a suspension and investigation of the fecking idiot agent who ordered him arrested and jailed.

Posted by: OldSpook 2008-08-24 17:11

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