Lawrence police this morning seized two semi-automatic guns from a vehicle downtown and arrested two Kansas City, Mo. men on gun violations. (The pictures below were provided by Lawrence Police on their Web site.)!According to Lawrence Police spokeswoman Kim Murphree, police were on patrol shortly before 1:30 a.m. in the parking lot of Borders, 700 N.H., when they saw two weapons in a vehicle. Shortly after 3 a.m., officers made contact with the vehicle’s driver, a 21-year-old, and an occupant, age 23. Police seized a Bushmaster Carbon 15 pistol with a 30-round magazine and a Ruger Mini-14 with a 100-round magazine. Both guns were loaded with .223-caliber ammunition, police said.Both men were arrested and taken to the Douglas County Jail. The 23-year-old was cited for carrying a weapon near a bar, then released on bond and ordered to appear in court Jan. 3. The 21-year-old was booked into jail on an “aggravated weapons violation” and remained in jail as of this morning.!In the past year, police repeatedly have seized guns from vehicles downtown in the Borders parking lot, which often is used by patrons of Last Call, 729 N.H. In May, someone fired seven gunshots inside the club, but no one was injured.The most recent arrests came the same night that a Kansas Highway Patrol helicopter helped local police patrol the downtown area, a step dispatchers attributed to downtown concerts. More details about the helicopter, including why it was requested and how often it’s likely to be used in the future, were not available from police this morning.Contributed by Eric Weslander.