Police say Kirby made no menacing statements or gestures to anyone while he was at the strip mall at 5000 E. “I’ll probably have to save my arguments for the courtroom.”ĭumm has advised Kirby not to discuss the case in which a conviction could carry a sentence of up to one year in jail and a $5,000 fine. Kirby and I are obviously disappointed by this decision,” said Dumm, who noted the case has received attention from open-carry advocates. The trial against Kirby is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. “We are going forward with the prosecution of the case,” McClure said.Ī notice of appearance filed on behalf of Kirby by Vancouver attorney Christopher Dumm is effectively a not-guilty plea. 45-caliber gun and in two magazine clips - when he was ticketed for the crime of unlawful display of a weapon.Ī follow-up investigation into the incident initiated by the city attorney’s office led to the formal charges against Kirby, said Kevin McClure, a supervising prosecutor. Kurk Kirby, 26, of Vancouver was carrying a total of 35 rounds - including those loaded in the holstered.

Vancouver, WA - In a case being closely watched by open-carry gun advocates nationwide, the Vancouver City Attorney’s Office said Tuesday it plans to proceed with its case against a man who was ticketed March 19 for wearing an openly displayed pistol outside an Albertsons shopping center. Prosecutors planning to charge man in open-carry handgun case

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