Bringing loaded gun to Calgary restaurant results in multiple charges

Police say they arrested a man on the weekend after he was found with a loaded handgun in a southwest Calgary restaurant.

According to a news release, members of the gang suppression team entered a restaurant in the 2400 block of Fourth Street S.W. on Jan. 14 and asked to speak to a man sitting at a table with a group.

"When the man stood up and moved away from the table, officers observed a handgun on the seat where the man had been sitting," reads the release.

Police said the gun was later identified as a Browning 1911, .22-calibrehandgun that had been reported stolen from Golden, B.C.

Tommy Nguyen, 28, of Chestermere, has been charged with:

• Carrying a firearm in a careless manner.
• Carrying a concealed weapon, unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm.
• Possession of a restricted or prohibited firearm with ammunition.
• Possession of a weapon obtained by crime.
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

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