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Rick Stanley gun-rights trial gets postponed until March 5

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edited August 2012 in General Discussion
Rick Stanley gun-rights trial gets postponed until March 5 Rick Stanley: Trial postponed. [February 1] Due to "legal ramifications," the civil disobedience trial of U.S. Senate candidate Rick Stanley in Denver, Colorado has been postponed to March 5.Stanley, who was arrested and charged with violating a local anti-gun ordinance at a Bill of Rights Day rally, said his lawyer requested the postponement from the original January 30 date due to a scheduling conflictMore time was needed to file a "severance motion" between him and another man who had been arrested on the same charge, he said. The Denver District Attorney's office is pushing to try the two men together."The system tends to operate extremely slow, at least on the city or municipal level," said Stanley. "And I want a jury trial, so it might be even longer before my case is heard."After giving a speech in which he recommended that citizens launch a peaceful "Second American Revolution" at a December 15 rally, Stanley had stuck a pistol into his belt. He was promptly arrested by officers.The 46-year-old businessman had notified local police in advance of his plan to violate the ordinance, which forbids an individual to openly "carry, use, or wear" a weapon within city limits.His act of civil disobedience violated Denver Revised Municipal Code 38-117.5(b), which carries a penalty of up to one year in jail and a $999 fine.However, Stanley said he was optimistic that the ordinance would be struck down."[The ordinance] clearly violates both the U.S. Constitution and the Colorado Constitution, which is what my lawyer is going to argue in court," he said. "But it's possible I could end up spending a year in jail. This could be a long process."Stanley currently faces no opposition for the Colorado LP's nomination for U.S. Senate, which will be decided at the state convention in May.For more information, or to make a contribution, visit: www.Stanley2002.org. http://www.lp.org/lpnews/0203/stanley.html
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