Colorado is a Non-CCW state?

[Stinky]

I heard, on Saturday, that part of the new gun legislation that passed this last year, that there was a portion of the law that said that a CCW is no longer required in CO. But, that it didn't "fly" in Denver as Denver didn't recognize CCWs.

Any truth to that?

[FoxtArt]

Nope. Colorado requires a resident CCW permit for any state resident and recognizes out-of-state permits for many states for non-residents.

[.455_Hunter]

Whomever you heard that from is pretty ignorant of the situation and probably not a great source of information going forward.

[gnihcraes]

Had a security guard tell me the same story, no ccw required. I let another supervisor know about this mis information being told by the security guy.

[def90]

Carry license is required and the new law actually makes it more difficult to get one by requiring an 8 hour class that includes live fire and a written test and to renew a license one must demonstrate firearms proficiency via further instruction classes or show that one has attended a number of firearms proficiency events such as some sort of competition event.

[Martinjmpr]

I wonder if your friend was conflating CCW (on-person) with vehicular carry.

Per CO Law you don't need a CCW permit to carry a loaded, concealed firearm HANDGUN in your personal vehicle CRS 18-12-105 (b)(2) (https://advance.lexis.com/documentpage/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=ecb13b29-3e1e-413f-8c4d-571d6991428d&nodeid=AASAAXAACAAG&nodepath=%2FROOT%2FAAS%2FAASAAX%2FAASAAXAAC%2FAASA AXAACAAG&level=4&haschildren=&populated=false&title=18-12-105.+Unlawfully+carrying+a+concealed+weapon+-+unlawful+possession+of+weapons.&config=014FJAAyNGJkY2Y4Zi1mNjgyLTRkN2YtYmE4OS03NTY zNzYzOTg0OGEKAFBvZENhdGFsb2d592qv2Kywlf8caKqYROP5&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fstatutes-legislation%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A6C65-JSF3-S8H8-G3H1-00008-00&ecomp=6gf59kk&prid=ffc50faa-cf9b-4bc5-a0be-5549fbd1d944).

However, Denver police officials in the past (circa early 2000's) have essentially stated that they're going to ignore that part of the law and arrest (or at least) detain people for having a concealed firearm in their vehicle without a CCW permit.

This may have been what your friend was referring to.

EDIT: Corrected the statute. It is illegal to carry a loaded long-gun in a vehicle. Handguns are OK. This is really more of a hunting safety rule but it is still state law. Relevant cite is CRS 33-6-125 (https://advance.lexis.com/documentpage/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=e021b0ed-f840-4cc7-9391-096ff0602ec9&nodeid=ABJAABAAHAACABC&nodepath=%2FROOT%2FABJ%2FABJAAB%2FABJAABAAH%2FABJA ABAAHAAC%2FABJAABAAHAACABC&level=5&haschildren=&populated=false&title=33-6-125.+Possession+of+a+loaded+firearm+in+a+motor+veh icle.&config=014FJAAyNGJkY2Y4Zi1mNjgyLTRkN2YtYmE4OS03NTY zNzYzOTg0OGEKAFBvZENhdGFsb2d592qv2Kywlf8caKqYROP5&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fstatutes-legislation%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A61P5-WXH1-DYDC-J0X2-00008-00&ecomp=6gf59kk&prid=ffc50faa-cf9b-4bc5-a0be-5549fbd1d944)

Also that specific law (again, it's more of a hunter safety rule) is that the weapon is only considered to be "loaded" if there is a round in the chamber. Rounds in the magazine are OK.

[Joe_K]

In Colorado it?s called a CHP.

[Oscar77]

In Colorado it?s called a CHP.

Huh?
Maybe in HI.
Mine says "Concealed Weapon Permit."

[Joe_K]

Huh?
Maybe in HI.
Mine says "Concealed Weapon Permit."

https://cbi.colorado.gov/sections/firearms-instacheck-unit/concealed-handgun-permit-chp

My Arapahoe and Douglas county permits both were CHP?s. I assumed all the counties were the same.

[Oscar77]

https://cbi.colorado.gov/sections/firearms-instacheck-unit/concealed-handgun-permit-chp

My Arapahoe and Douglas county permits both were CHP?s. I assumed all the counties were the same.

???
Mine is Denver and that is what it says on the permit itself.................. ???
And yes, I would've thought it said the same thing.............????? :)

[Eric P]

Never consent to a search or answer questions unrelated to the stop.

[rondog]

Mine's Douglas County issued, "Concealed Handgun Permit". I was told it was changed to that specific wording because some yahoo used an illegal knife in a fight, but won his case because he had a "Concealed WEAPON Permit", which didn't define "weapon", so the court ruled in his favor - because a knife IS a weapon, and his permit wasn't specific......

Now, whether that story is true or accurate, I don't know. That's just what I was told long ago.

[hollohas]

My 1st Jeffco permit many many years ago was a "concealed weapons" permit. It changed to CHP by the time I got my first renewal.