Very good, but two points.... 1) Someone WAS injured but not killed inside the church, the unarmed man (Larry Bourbonnais, a combat-tested Vietnam veteran) who diverted attention of the shooter before he could start shooting others and gave Jeanne Assam a better chance of succeeding was hit in the shoulder when his diversion succeeded and he ducked behind concealment but not cover. 2) CCW permits are NOT required in Colorado to carry a weapon (except in Denver. Boulder has some asinine law about a firearm being in a case marked “gun” but I’m unsure how that affects carry) So Jeanne had one is a fact, but I think it’s nice to point out that it was not needed to carry, only to carry concealed, which did not come into play in this instance at all since she had already drawn before she came around the corner and confonted the shooter.
Thanks for the info. In all the news articles I read, none of them mentioned the victim inside the church. If I had known that, I would have worded that section more accurately — it’s the problem with writing about recent events, by the time the article gets published you always have more facts than when you wrote it.
Virginia has similar carry laws. Anybody can carry a weapon openly, but you need a permit to conceal it.
Colorado expressly allows one to carry a concealed weapon (firearm) under the following circumstances (see C.R.S. sec. 18-12-105):
1) in his own dwelling or place of business, or on property under his control at the time of the act of carrying; or
2) in a private automobile or other private means of conveyance for lawful protection of his or another's person or property while traveling; or
3) when one is a permit holder;
4) when one is a peace officer; or
5) when one is a federal probation officer, or pre-trial services officer, within the scope of his duties.
Any other situation requires a CCW Permit.