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A big +1 to that. There are so many things to worry about if everyone knows you're armed....puffed up kids out to prove something, the drunk that just hobbled out of the bar looking for a fight, the opportunist gang-banger, or even just a cop out to prove something.Quote:
Originally Posted by rondog
Mr. Ayoob said it himself....Don't let anyone know you have a gun, or everyone will want your help....or your gun.
Open carry in Denver? Do you not see on the news how often the PD shoots people. I wouldn't care to take the chance.
Just one of many reasons to avoid Denver :)
As of 2003, the same law which made concealed carry uniform and "shall issue" statewide also gave local governments the right to restrict open carry.
Denver, and Manitou Springs, for two, have enacted ordinances outlawing open carry within their borders - I'm sure some other liberal bastions have done likewise.
CO’s preemption law passed and a Denver judge over turned “PARTS” of it. Open carry is 100% legal state wide period. The judge ruled that places like Denver could use home rule to restrict open carry in certain places such as parks. They can not restrict you from walking through the streets of downtown.
Gun owners are our worst enemy, I meet very few that know the law.
Then of course to make matters worse they all have tinfoil hats.
I think I am going to take the buss tomorrow I would hate to have somebody claim I was driving recklessly and get arrested.
Authority to regulate open carry was part and parcel of the concealed weapons law:
CRS Section 18-12-201(1)(e). However, local governments may still enact regulations prohibiting the open carrying of firearms in a building or specific area within the local government's jurisdiction, as long as the local government posts signs to that effect.
As for the pre-emption bill: Denver got the portions of the bill overturned which struck down their pet "assault weapons" ban...
The overturning was done by a Denvery City/County court judge, and the state Supreme Court deadlocked 3-3 whether to grant review (a pro-gun justice recused him/herself for some reason - or maybe there was a vacancy at the time? I forget), so the the lower ruling, overturning portions of the state law, was allowed to stand.Quote:
On November 5, 2004, Denver District Court Judge Joseph Meyer granted declaratory and injunctive relief to the City with regard to several ordinances and portions of ordinances. However, the court also found that state law renders some of Denver's ordinances and portions of ordinances invalid. Id.
In making its ruling, the court determined, on a case-by-case basis, whether each ordinance at issue addressed a matter of local concern, statewide concern, or mixed local and statewide concern. The court determined that Denver's ordinances regulating the open carrying of firearms, assault weapons and Saturday night specials, and the open carrying of firearms in city parks involve matters of local concern and enjoined the state from enforcing its preemption laws against the City in these areas. Id.
To adjust my earlier comment, Denver *could* outlaw open carry on city streets, simply by putting up a sign to that effect on said street, but it appears they haven't done so. I'd have to research what Manitou did to be more specific.