Weapons Crimes

There have been many high-profile mass shootings in Colorado over the past few decades, leading many lawmakers to propose different gun bills.   One of the latest ones aims to ban the possession of rifles. Many gun advocates worry that the bill is overly aggressive in...

People in Colorado have firearm rights based both on the U.S. Constitution and state law. Colorado is different than many other states in its approach to firearms because the state prohibits the creation of a firearm registry. There are few legal restrictions on what...

One of the easiest ways for someone to break a gun law is to carry a handgun on their person in public. Colorado allows adults to own handguns, as well as rifles and shotguns. However, your right to possess a firearm is not the same as the right to carry it in public....

The right to bear arms, often interpreted as the right to own firearms, in particular, is important enough to be the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Most adults in the United States have the right to possess and even carry firearms, provided that they...

Weapons charges often conjure images of people with firearms, but guns aren't the only weapons with legal restrictions in Colorado. The state also has laws in place that restrict the ownership and carrying of knives in certain situations. If you are like most knife...

Colorado has a relatively permissive attitude to gun ownership, due in large part to its western heritage and vibrant hunting culture. With a concealed carry permit, a gun owner is free to carry a legally-allowed weapon on his or her person, or to transport a gun in a...

You have probably heard of criminal charges such as "assault with a deadly weapon" or "menacing with a deadly weapon." When you hear the term "deadly weapon," you may instinctively think of a rifle or grenade. While those certainly do count as dangerous weaponry...