A 57-year-old Lawrence man was arrested at his home Friday night on suspicion of aggravated assault.
Sgt. Ted Bordman of the Lawrence Police Department said the victim flagged down a patrol car about 11:40 p.m. and told officers the man had threatened him with a gun during a dispute.
When officers knocked on the man’s door in the 1300 block of Kentucky Street, he answered it with a .357 magnum revolver in his hand. Police arrested him and found a second pistol on the premises, Bordman said, before taking him to jail.
Bond has not yet been set.
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wolfmn1958 6 months, 4 weeks ago
Oh really. I keep a loaded 45cal next to my front door in a drawer. Someone knocks on my door late at night,I will have it in my hand. I have been trained for years on weapons. There's just to many home robberies now days. If I point a weapon at you,it's because I fear for my families safety as well as mine. I just don't wave a fire arm to be waving one
costello 6 months, 4 weeks ago
Just don't answer the door if you're that nervous. If you're inside, and the other guy's outside, and you think you're in danger, stay inside and call the police. If you have a reasonable first line of defense - the phone - why hop to the more extreme remedy first?
Or call out "Who's there?" If the answer is "Police" and you have reason to believe it really is the police (like you recently threatened someone with a gun during a dispute), put the gun away before opening the door.
kawrivercrow 6 months, 3 weeks ago
" you have a reasonable first line of defense - the phone -"
Lolsy McLolstein says 'lol lol lol'.
tomatogrower 6 months, 3 weeks ago
+1. I think anyone is stupid to answer the door in the middle of the night without finding out who it is. I would think you would want the gun near your bed, so if you were asleep and someone broke in you would have a defense. Most thieves don't ring the doorbell first, or even come through the front door.
costello 6 months, 4 weeks ago
lol... Why do you assume he ran off a trouble maker?
costello 6 months, 3 weeks ago
It says the man threatened him after a dispute. It doesn't say they were in the man's house when the dispute occurred. It also doesn't say the nature of the dispute. Maybe they were disagreeing over politics or sports. You don't get to point a gun at everyone you disagree with - even when you're in your own home.
tomatogrower 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Also, you can't threaten someone with a gun, unless you feel threatened with a crime. If you are just arguing, and you can just walk or drive away, you are not being threatened. You may not show your gun.
consumer1 6 months, 3 weeks ago
It also doesn't say the man "pointed the gun" at the knocker.
notwhatyouthink 6 months, 3 weeks ago
the title of the article is misleading. It sounds more like he was in an argument with someone and threaten them with a gun, then he answered the door when police got there and he still had the gun.
Newell_Post 6 months, 4 weeks ago
I have answered the door at midnight once or twice with my .357 in hand. But the article implies that he was arrested for the earlier complaint of aggravated assault, and not for answering the door heavy.
somedude20 6 months, 3 weeks ago
I have answered the door with my "gun" in my hand.....
cheeseburger 6 months, 3 weeks ago
A 'Derringer'?
rockchalker52 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Ho, zing! Cheeze scores. Balls in your court, 20. I know you can handle 'em!
Armored_One 6 months, 3 weeks ago
If all he has is a derringer, he might not be up to handling that much... snicker
LadyJ 6 months, 3 weeks ago
According to the booking recap, he was arrested for aggravated assault and criminal carry firearms. Not sure what that means. Could it be he had a felony record and was not allowed to have a firearm?
Mike Frizzell 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Criminal Carry, according to the Kansas Statute, could be something as simple as the man carried the weapon concealed (without a permit) prior to or following the aggravated assault.
Assault, by Kansas Statute, is "intentionally placing another person in reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm." That escalates to Aggravated Assault when a "deadly weapon" is involved.
cheeseburger 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Typical for the LJW, the headline is a little misleading, as answering your own door with a gun is not, in itself, a crime.
jafs 6 months, 3 weeks ago
And the headline doesn't say it is.
It says he was arrested "after" answering the door with a gun, not "because" he did that.
FlintlockRifle 6 months, 3 weeks ago
That's why they make 357's isn't it???
rockchalker52 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Is this the opposite of a home invasion?
beatrice 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Trick or treat!
Crazy_Larry 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Somethings amiss with this story....not enough information to form an opinion... I will spew regardless... Relax and enjoy life while you can!
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Did_I_say_that 6 months, 3 weeks ago
LadyJ 1 day, 11 hours ago "According to the booking recap, he was arrested for aggravated assault and criminal carry firearms. Not sure what that means. Could it be he had a felony record and was not allowed to have a firearm?"
He was also booked for possession and distribution of drugs/paraphernalia. There is no such thing as legal gun use with illegal drugs.
consumer1 6 months, 3 weeks ago
After 10 pm, If someone knocks, I look out the window, If I don't know them, I answer with a gun in my hand. I do not hold it in a threatening manner, but, I have it in my hand pointed up, or right behind my back prepared. Unlike many in this town I am not a victim. I am that old man who will intervene If I see someone being abused. One time I saw a woman getting the tar whupped out of her. I grabbed the guy, threw him on the ground and sat on him. The girl started cussing me, and jumped on my back. I am sure this surprises no one who has ever read any of my post.
consumer1 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Hey folks, the real story went nothing like the LJW version. This is just sensational jounralism. The facts have been manipulated to make this sound like some crazed fool. The editor and writer of this story, must be anti NRA. I went down nothing like it reads. NO it wasn't me or anyone I know.
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