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The following is a video transcript. Doug Richards from U.S. LawShield of Colorado, coming to you from our beautiful Denver office. I want to talk to you today about the upcoming Halloween holiday and what you should do or what you can do if you find somebody vandalizing your property, because “Trick or Treat” is... [Read More]

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Video Transcript. Legalization of medical and recreational marijuana have been spreading across the states, leading to increased struggles between state and federal legislation. But what does this mean for responsible gun owners? U.S. LawShield Independent Program Attorney, Douglas Richards, breaks down the latest in Colorado laws for marijuana use in regards to possessing and owning... [Read More]

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I want to talk today about inheriting firearms. The question I am frequently asked is, whether or not you have to register an inherited firearm. There’s no requirement in Colorado to register firearms at all, so that would be a big no. Now, whether or not you need to have an FFL involved in the... [Read More]

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Doug Richards here for U.S. LawShield of Colorado. I want to talk to you today about an issue that has come up quite a bit lately and has become a problem for one of our U.S. LawShield Members in particular. That is, whether or not you can shoot a dog or another animal that is... [Read More]

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I want to talk to you today about minimum ages for possessing or purchasing handguns and long guns. So, let’s talk about handguns first. Handguns In Colorado, it is illegal for someone under the age of 18 to possess or purchase a handgun. Now, there are exceptions to that, such as if you are part... [Read More]

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Federal Law Says No Armor-Piercing Bullets On the federal side, there is a federal law that prohibits you from manufacturing or selling armor-piercing bullets. You can’t manufacture it and you cannot sell it. Now, there is no such law on the books here in Colorado. Nevertheless, we follow federal law, so you cannot, in Colorado,... [Read More]

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Hi, everyone. G Gun Girl here, Brand Ambassador for U.S. LawShield in the beautiful State of Colorado. U.S. LawShield Members here in Colorado your voices have been heard. I have received countless emails about coming out here to this beautiful city and doing a very special 2A Member Perk story. Well, you know what? I... [Read More]

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In Colorado, instead of ‘Stand Your Ground’, the only thing we have is a self-defense statute. That statute really examines everyone’s conduct based upon the “reasonable person standard.” It is a very specific analysis that deals with and examines the reasonableness of your conduct and what you were thinking at the time of defending yourself... [Read More]

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The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 says you cannot carry a firearm onto the property, or within a thousand feet of, a public, private, or parochial school. That statute allows states and certain municipalities to allow individuals, by their own state statute, to go onto a Gun-Free Zone with a firearm. Colorado allows those... [Read More]

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Doug Richards here for U.S. LawShield of Colorado. I want to answer a question today that I get asked a lot, and that is whether or not you can bring your firearm to work (assuming that you have a CCW or a concealed carry license). Can I carry at work? The answer is generally “yes.”... [Read More]

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Protecting our children is the fundamental reason many of us own and carry our firearms. Securing those firearms in our homes is just as important as understanding how to use them in the outside world. Let’s take a look at the laws in your state regarding securing firearms from children. Can you get in trouble... [Read More]

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If you have an event that occurs at night when it’s dark out, does the law build an extra protection for your use of deadly force in the nighttime? Generally, the answer is no. That is not part of the framework of the self-defense statute in Colorado. It is in other states, but that’s not... [Read More]

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