Open Carry vs. Menacing in Colorado Open carry and menacing are not the same thing. One may be lawful. The other can become a serious criminal charge. Colorado gun owners need to understand the difference. Simply carrying a visible firearm is one thing. Displaying, touching, lifting your shirt, or drawing a concealed handgun during an…
Shooting Through a Door Is Not Self-Defense — Here’s What Colorado Law Actually Says If you can’t clearly identify a threat, you can’t justify deadly force. This post explains the Whitestown, IN incident and clarifies how Colorado law works: no general “Stand Your Ground,” no duty to retreat, and a tightly limited “Make My Day”…
My students have started to say in class the Texas stand your ground law is the standard not Florida. I was always taught that Florida was the standard that people looked to when talking about stand your ground law. Many people call Colorado a Stand Your Ground State, but remember we do not have a…
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