There was a man who was open carrying at a park in Lovelend who was reported as a "man with a gun". The PD shows up, disarms him, and takes his information. Finding nothing to hold him for, they give him back his firearm and send him on his way.
He sues.
His contention was that his constitutional rights were violated because he was stopped, disarmed, and question without cause. The police have now settled the case for $15,000, or 15% of what he was suing for.
As a result of this case, Loveland officers will be schooled on "the constitutional rights to bear arms and against unreasonable search and seizure."
Here's the kicker. The ACLU weighed in on the side of the guy carrying the firearm.
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He sues.
His contention was that his constitutional rights were violated because he was stopped, disarmed, and question without cause. The police have now settled the case for $15,000, or 15% of what he was suing for.
As a result of this case, Loveland officers will be schooled on "the constitutional rights to bear arms and against unreasonable search and seizure."
Here's the kicker. The ACLU weighed in on the side of the guy carrying the firearm.
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Publish Date: 3/17/2011
City settles with owner of gun in Lake Loveland case
By Tom Hacker | Loveland Reporter-Herald
Loveland police have agreed to pay $15,000 to a man who claimed his rights were violated in 2008 when officers temporarily took away the handgun he was carrying on his hip.
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