In Fort Collins and throughout Colorado, you can be charged with Unlawfully Carrying a Concealed Weapon if you knowingly carry a concealed weapon without lawful authority. Circumstances in which you can legally carry a concealed weapon in public are limited in Colorado. Generally, you can only carry a concealed weapon if you have a valid concealed handgun permit / CHP. Continue Reading
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Fort Collins Unlawfully Carrying a Concealed Weapon Attorney What Happens When the Law Creates Contradictions?
Unlawfully Carrying a Concealed Weapon is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person is accused of carrying a firearm or knife on their person without legal authority. There are some exceptions to the general language of the statute, but, what happens when things contradict each other? That’s the conundrum the Denver Police and Colorado State Patrol are Continue Reading
Extreme Risk Protection Orders Attorney in Fort Collins What is the New Red Flag Law?
With the extended coverage on shootings and gun violence, Colorado lawmakers have passed a new law called Petition for Extreme Risk Protection Order or the Red Flag law, to become active on January 1, 2020. This law allows family / household members or law enforcement to file a petition with the court requesting that a person have their firearms removed Continue Reading
Fort Collins Firearms Attorney Can I Purchase a Gun if I Have a Medical Marijuana Card?
The Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) government agency released a letter regarding gun purchasing in Colorado that stated medical marijuana users in Fort Collins, Loveland, Estes Park and all other Colorado cities are not allowed to buy firearms. The agency declared that persons who are chronic users of drugs and/or alcohol are not permitted to purchase firearms because of Continue Reading
Let’s Protect the Right to Bear Arms in Fort Collins
[pullquote align=”center” textalign=”center” width=”100%”]“You can’t pick and choose which types of freedom you want to defend. You must defend all of it or be against all of it.” – Scott Howard Phillips[/pullquote] Happy Independence Day! Here at the O’Malley Law Office, we’re extremely grateful for the freedom we enjoy in this country. We fight daily for the rights and freedoms Continue Reading
Concealed Carry Permits in Larimer County | Fort Collins Lawyer
The general public is suffering from gun paranoia. This makes it difficult to own guns legally in Larimer, Boulder and Broomfield County. If you are trying to obtain a Concealed Carry Weapons Permit (CCW), you understand the laws related to obtaining a permit are overly complex and confusing. If you are having a difficult time getting a permit and exercising Continue Reading