What to do in this situation?

[Ronin13]

So I work in insurance but we rarely do life insurance. Well a customer wanted life coverage and checked the box "Do you have any felonies, misdemeanors, or have been on parole/probation?" and proceeded to tell a story about how some people had trespassed on his family's land and a "large man with one eye and a hooked hand" (I wish I could make this up!) came at him and he pointed an unloaded firearm at the man. He didn't specify the type but I'm sure that didn't matter. He was later charged with felony menacing and the DA dropped it to criminal mischief. I scratch my head at this one because it clearly states in Colorado gun law that you should never be "forced to back up against a wall." As a CCW holder, if some guy two, even three times my size comes at me and I feel threatened I will probably either show I'm carrying or draw on him. But now with this story I'm kinda weary, I don't want to protect myself and then get charged with a crime because I felt in danger. What happens if you're beyond saying to a threatening individual "I have a gun, please back off"? I thought your rights protected you from prosecution if you feel threatened.

[gnihcraes]

Can you clearly run and get away or attempt to get somewhere else. Are they swinging an hatchet at you? pointing a gun at you?

So many variables, hard to say what is right or wrong until you're in the situation. Its been discussed here many times, check out the Concealed Carry part of this forum.

[GunsRBadMMMMKay]

Talk is talk.....let them run out their hot air and blow away. If it becomes a threat deal with it. I'd never let someone hurt an innocent (or family LOL), but I'm not about to do time over someone else's ego either. Just my 2 cents.

[Irving]

Telling someone you have a gun can technically be construed as felony menacing with a deadly weapon.

This is kind of a dichotomous answer, but you should spend some serious time considering different situations you may get into, but at the same time, don't lose sleep over it. If you are in a serious situation where you feel your life is threatened and you are able to de-elevate the situation by some how using your gun without shooting it, the perp is not real likely to be pressing charges against you.

[Ronin13]

Just want a little clarity since I keep hearing contradicting "opinions" on this subject... is it actually legal to carry concealed in the city of Denver? I know it's not legal to open carry in Denver, but everywhere else (except Boulder?) it's fine. I don't open carry anyway so not a huge deal, but the last thing I'd want is to be walking out of a movie on 16th Street Mall and have something like an accidental imprint happen while a DPD officer is looking my direction and arrest me. I looked around here and can't really find a true definitive answer.
Also, back to the topic at hand, I know well enough the consequences of drawing a firearm, and am confident in my judgement and abilities/training that it would be a damn good reason, but so many times there are stories of honest, law-abiding gun owners getting into hot water for doing the right thing. I'll bet Thomas Jefferson would puke if he saw how some of these cases were treated.

[Irving]

You can conceal in Denver. I've never been "made" though, so I can't tell you from first hand experience. There are other places that you can't open carry as well. Some mountain resort town. Vail, or Aspen, one of those.

[Ronin13]

Cool, thanks Irv... Like I said, I don't open carry anyway, especially since I met a guy at a shooting range who had the cops called on him because he was wearing a thigh holster while walking to his car out of his own house on his way up to Harris park to go shoot. And that is why man invented the gun case.

[Irving]

I knew a guy who got thrown onto the back of his car with guns pointed at his head after he walked into a Subway with an empty holster after a range day. That was like 12 years ago though.

[Ronin13]

Why can't America be like that one movie with Sandra Bullock and William Shatner? "This is Texas, everyone carries a gun!"

[KevDen2005]

Do what you have to do to protect yourself....get a lawyer...take it to jury trial and don't take a plea the DA might be offering unless it's to drop the charges.

But worry about the aftermath after you are safe.