http://www.9news.com/story/news/crime/2 ... /75033338/Colorado man charged for having high-capacity magazine
Associated Press and Blair Shiff, KUSA 12:53 p.m. MST November 2, 2015
FORT COLLINS - Northern Colorado authorities have charged a 29-year-old with illegal possession of a high-capacity magazine, making use of a controversial law for the first time.
The Coloradoan reports that the Larimer County District Attorney filed the charge against David Moscow last week. According to court records, he was arrested after a psychologist reported he was making CREDIBLE threats about shooting a security guard and burning down a building at Front Range Community College. He also admitted to leaving a threatening voicemail for one of the counselors.
According to the arrest affidavit, Moscow was disgruntled because he wanted to be re-admitted into FRCC.
"He appeared to have no remorse for doing so," the affidavit reads.
It is the first time the time such a charge has been filed in Larimer, Weld and Boulder counties since the controversial legislation was signed into law more than two years ago.
Investigators say they found a Glock 27 .40-caliber handgun with a high capacity magazine (29 rounds) as well as two additional magazines in his vehicle. While searching his home, police found a New Frontier AR-15 .223 assault rifle in his bedroom with two 30-round magazines (coupled) and inserted in the rifle and two additional 20-round magazines in his closet. Officers also located 21 .40-caliber rounds with the handgun inside his vehicle and another 314 .40-caliber rounds in his bedroom. Sixty rounds of .223 ammo were inserted into the rifle and an additional 311 rounds of .223 ammo were found in his closet. Police also discovered amphetamine pills for which he had no prescription.
He was released with an ankle monitor after posting bond Saturday. The court also placed a restraining order on Moscow, not allowing him to go within 50 yards of FRCC. Within two hours of the ankle monitor being placed on him, Moscow went in that area, showing he was in violation of his court-ordered restraining order.
(KUSA-TV © 2015 KUSA with The Associated Press)
No word on how new the magazines are; part of the law has a grandfather clause, making the mags legal if they were bought/owned before the law took effect. The law has been widely ignored, most law enforcement have refused to recognize it. Hell, I've heard some gun shops are openly selling the magazines. Also, I thought I'd heard the suspect is a convicted felon, so he shouldn't have the guns in the first place. Not sure about that, though. This could bode ill for the rest of us.
