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It seems to me that if you don't have your concealed carry permit, it is illegal to carry your handgun in a case from your car to a shooting range or a shooting location on public land. Anybody heard differently?
I've reviewed CO's gun laws, and I see no exception for such situations - except for juveniles under18-12-108.5 wtf?
To me, it seems like you would have to open carry from your car to your destination to stay perfectly legal without a permit.
I think you are worrying about a none issue. If you are trying to disquise your guns and walk thru downtown then there is a issue. If you are carrying your gun to the car or say Sportsmans Warehouse from your car to get a scope put on a rifle don't worry about it. If it is under your trech coat that is concealed. Carrying in a gun case out in the open is not.
Transporting vs carrying concealed. It's a fine line.
That's why the law said vehicle or other conveyance. I dont have the exact quote, but someone can post it here. It's hard to look it up on my phone.
I think in the Concealed Carry statutes there is wording that says "On or about your person".
18-12-105. Unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon - unlawful possession of weapons
(1) A person commits a class 2 misdemeanor if such person knowingly and unlawfully:
(a) Carries a knife concealed on or about his or her person; or
(b) Carries a firearm concealed on or about his or her person; or
(c) Without legal authority, carries, brings, or has in such person's possession a firearm or any explosive, incendiary, or other dangerous device on the property of or within any building in which the chambers, galleries, or offices of the general assembly, or either house thereof, are located, or in which a legislative hearing or meeting is being or is to be conducted, or in which the official office of any member, officer, or employee of the general assembly is located.
(d) (Deleted by amendment, L. 93, p. 964, § 1, effective July 1, 1993.)
(2) It shall not be an offense if the defendant was:
(a) A person in his or her own dwelling or place of business or on property owned or under his or her control at the time of the act of carrying; or
(b) A person in a private automobile or other private means of conveyance who carries a weapon for lawful protection of such person's or another's person or property while traveling; or
(c) A person who, at the time of carrying a concealed weapon, held a valid written permit to carry a concealed weapon issued pursuant to section 18-12-105.1, as it existed prior to its repeal, or, if the weapon involved was a handgun, held a valid permit to carry a concealed handgun or a temporary emergency permit issued pursuant to part 2 of this article; except that it shall be an offense under this section if the person was carrying a concealed handgun in violation of the provisions ofsection 18-12-214; or
(d) A peace officer, as described in section 16-2.5-101, C.R.S., when carrying a weapon in conformance with the policy of the employing agency as provided in section 16-2.5-101 (2), C.R.S.; or
(e) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2003, p. 1624, § 46, effective August 6, 2003.)
(f) A United States probation officer or a United States pretrial services officer while on duty and serving in the state of Colorado under the authority of rules and regulations promulgated by the judicial conference of the United States.
Here is my answer to your question. Part 1: You would have to search long and hard to find a cop dumb enough to arrest or cite you for that. Part 2: No D.A. would prosecute you if you did find a cop dumb enough to arrest you for it. Part 3: A judge would s()*T all over the D.A. and the cop if they did. Part 4: No jury would hang you for it if you managed to find a trifecta of nincompoops.
Walking from your car to a place to go shooting, with a gun unloaded in it's case is not a legal concern, IMHO.
I believe you guys are right that cops won't care about such situations. I guess I would be a little concern when the cop has nothing on you, but he tickets you anyways just because it might stick - similar to disturbing the peace or obstruction charges.
But a CCW permit will solve everything.
Not to mention that if you are on private property (like the parking lot of the shop/range), you may carry concealed without a permit, as long as the property/business owner allows it.