Heading to Colorado

[Kalrog]

I am heading to CO next week, and I know that reciprocity is good, but does anyone have any specific things that I need to know? Besides not to carry in Rocky Mountain National Park... That one I know.

[IcheeWaWa]

I am heading to CO next week, and I know that reciprocity is good, but does anyone have any specific things that I need to know? Besides not to carry in Rocky Mountain National Park... That one I know.

I flew to CO last month and took my G27 with me. I wasn't brave enough to take it out of my suitcase in the airport, but did as soon as I got in the car. I didn't experience anything there different than Texas.

[Kalrog]

That was my experience as well. I just made sure to pay at the pump in New Mexico as their alcohol / CHL laws are even more messed up than ours.

[barres]

IANAL, and I'm not sure if I remember this correctly, but I remember hearing something about CCW being banned in the city of Denver.

Just looked it up on Packing.org, and the info about Denver is old news. Colorado passed a preeminence law which took away Denver's ability to ban CCW. Have a great trip!

[kw5kw]

IANAL, and I'm not sure if I remember this correctly, but I remember hearing something about CCW being banned in the city of Denver.

Just looked it up on Packing.org, and the info about Denver is old news. Colorado passed a preeminence law which took away Denver's ability to ban CCW. Have a great trip!

Was it CCW or was it OC?

I think Denver had a problem with OC, if I'm not mistaken.

I'm planning a trip to Co later this year, (Golden) and that's close enough to Denver to make it worth checking out.

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Colorado

Summary
Colorado was once one of our "Gold Star" open carry states. However, Denver filed and won a suit challenging the states excellent preemption law. Consequently, both open carry and unlicensed open car carry in Denver are prohibited. There are reports that other localities are planning to follow suit. Currently, outside of Denver, car carry is unrestricted and localities are almost completely preempted in enforcing firearms restrictions, and must post specific facilities which are off limits to open carry.

Russ
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More info can be found at:
http://www.rmgo.org/
and specifically at:
http://www.rmgo.org/faq/index.shtml

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OPEN CARRYING OF FIREARMS

found at: http://www.rmgo.org/denverruling.htm

Section 38-117(b) of the Denver Revised Municipal Code makes it unlawful for any person "to carry, use or wear any dangerous or deadly weapon, including, but not by way of limitation, any pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun . . . or any other dangerous or deadly weapon." It is not an offense if the person has a permit and is carrying a concealed handgun or if the person is carrying the weapon in a private automobile for hunting or self defense. Section 38-117(f)(1) and (2). Affirmative defenses to a charge of openly carrying a firearm are listed in §38-118(a) and (b) and include carrying the weapon in a person's own dwelling, place of business or own property, carrying the weapon in defense of home, person or property when there is a direct and immediate threat, for use on a hunting trip or target shooting, transportation as a collector or licensed dealer, and moving personal property from an old residence to a new residence.