Son's attendance at a concealed course uncovered these "facts" I was not aware of:

[lowspeed_highdrag]

From the website...

Unlike policemen, you will be arrested and sued if you shoot someone.

[Great-Kazoo]

From the website...

Unlike policemen, you will be arrested and sued if you shoot someone.


You will be placed in custody UNTIL your Attorney arrives, No one knows what happened until the investigation is over. You will be sued, by someone, no matter how much of a lowlife the Attacker was. They come out of the woodwork and rehab faster than you can say Attorney.

[james_bond_007]

Unlike policemen, you will be arrested and sued if you shoot someone.


You will be placed in custody UNTIL your Attorney arrives, No one knows what happened until the investigation is over. You will be sued, by someone, no matter how much of a lowlife the Attacker was. They come out of the woodwork and rehab faster than you can say Attorney.

I was advised by an attorney that anytime you shoot or shoot at or even draw your weapon against someone, you have opened yourself up to a potential lawsuit.

He went on to say:
1) Anyone can file suit for just about anything
2) Winning a suit is a different thing than filing one
3) Whether you win or lose, it is likely to cost you money to defend yourself (Colorado does not have the "Loser pays or repays the winner" law)
4) In self-defense, you have better chances, legally, if you kill the person. If only wounded, the assailant can testify against you and his lawyer will likely try to twist things beyond reality.

NOTE: He did not "recommend" killing anyone...he was just speaking from a legal perspective that a that an "alive" assailant is considered legally about as equal as the shooter, in terms of an "eye witness". Without the assailant as a witness, the shooter has a better defense.

[james_bond_007]

Here is a link to someone that has looked into the "RTD" thing a bit more (not too old an article : DEC 2012)

AUTHORS SUMMARY: CCW Permits "grant leagal authority" and thus CCW with permit on RTD is OK.

REF: http://www.havegunwilltraincolorado....ransportation/

...Rick, I am the Co-Owner of www.handgunlaw.us and Reading your site you posted back on Jul 18 about concealed carry and No Open Carry Signs. You stated the places that those with a permit/license to carry can not carry and you stated Public Transportation (Bus). I can’t find this in state law or the Admin Rules. Can you tell me where this is in CO Law/Regs as I don’t have that listed as a place off limits for Colorado. Any assistance you can give Handgunlaw.us in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Stay safe, Gary Slider

I started to look through outlines from all the education courses I attended, but was unable to locate any citations as to where one might find this information. I looked through the Colorado Revised Statutes and could not find the spot where concealed carry on public transportation was discussed. Today I called the RTD Regional Transportation District in Denver and asked the question of the customer service rep named Mark who took my call. I explained what I wanted to know and we looked together through website information to no avail. Mark then took all my information and said someone would get back to me. About an hour later I received a phone call from a Detective and a Captain with the RTD, and they proceeded to tell me exactly what I wanted to know. The statute is listed below and the key to the whole cite is “without legal authority”. As Concealed Carry Permit holders, we have legal authority as granted with our Concealed Carry Permits. I will be checking with several other cities, including Colorado Springs and Pueblo, to see if there are any notices posted on the transportation in those jurisdictions....