A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State,the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

--Second Amendment, Bill of Rights, U.S. Constitution Ratified December 15, 1791

The right of no person to keep and bear arms in defense of his home, person and property, or in aid of the civil power when thereto legally summoned, shall be called in question; but nothing herein contained shall be construed to justify the practice of carrying concealed weapons.

--Article 2, Section 13, Colorado Constitution