"While again not all the details are known, there is enough evidence to indicate that this fellow intended to be in a gun-fight; that and the loaded gun in his car suggest he at very least considered the possibility of a confrontation with police, and perhaps escaping from the scene of the crime."
Is there any other reason for wanting to "carry" a gun in public places like theaters and shopping malls and concerts, or even just down the street other than because you intend to or think you are likely to be in a gun-fight?
That is precisely why I have a problem with gun-carry laws that immunize the carrier against a murder charge for defending anything other than his home. I'm willing to make exceptions in my view for people who carry a lot of money or jewelry or other valuables and of course for police officers. But other than for home protection and hunting, why would anyone want to carry a gun on their person unless they are contemplating a gun-fight?
In Colorado, you can apparently carry a gun in your car without a permit but you cannot carry a gun on your person without a permit. From a website on this:
Are Colorado citizens required to register their firearms? NO. In fact, state law prohibits firearms registration by local or state government (the federal Brady Act is another matter, though that's not "claimed" to be registration).
CRS 29-11.7-103. Regulation - type of firearm - prohibited.
A local government may not enact an ordinance, regulation, or other law that prohibits the sale, purchase, or possession of a firearm that a person may lawfully sell, purchase, or possess under state or federal law. Any such ordinance, regulation, or other law enacted by a local government prior to March 18, 2003, is void and unenforceable.
http://www.rmgo.org/gun-law-faqs/
I don't understand the hysterical fear about having to register guns. Seems paranoid to me.
After all, we register our computers, our cars and every prescription that is filled is recorded. Why this thing about guns?
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