Constitutional Carry Act of 2011

Everyone can carry in their vehicles now, allowing CC won't be any different.

AK47, im interested in your opinion on open carry. Any 18yo and up who can legally own a firearm can open carry a handgun just about any where (no schools, fed buildings...ect). If you think that this House Bill is gonna encourage "yahoo's" to carry a gun and make it the wild west why wouldn't they already?

Open Carry...Why advertise or create attention is my thought. 18 years carry a handgun? You mean 21. sorry im sort on time for this response as i have a haircut to get to.....be back in a little bit. LOL

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Originally Posted by Geardo

AK47, im interested in your opinion on open carry. Any 18yo and up who can legally own a firearm can open carry a handgun just about any where (no schools, fed buildings...ect). If you think that this House Bill is gonna encourage "yahoo's" to carry a gun and make it the wild west why wouldn't they already?

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yes, colorado state law allows 18 and up to legally carry. I would prefer to CC yet i am not able to obtain my CHP b/c age yet i can open carry dang near anywhere. Surprisingly not many people notice it too (that im aware of).

I emailed my rep, I will call when I get off work.

I want to see how far it will go.

Unless the laws and literature have changed the minimum age for concealed carry of a handgun is 21.

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Originally Posted by Geardo

yes, colorado state law allows 18 and up to legally carry. I would prefer to CC yet i am not able to obtain my CHP b/c age yet i can open carry dang near anywhere. Surprisingly not many people notice it too (that im aware of).

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Originally Posted by AK47 Ranger

Im gonna weigh in and say i think CC is a bad idea.

Personally I think it opens the door to any yahoo who thinks carrying a gun will be , cool, fun, or this is going to be the wild west or whatever.

I am not LEO but do consider myself highly trained and think carrying should be left as it is now, concealed and subject to all the constraints it takes to carry as such.


Caveat: By reading this I am going to be in the minority so I am fully open for you all to discuss the pros and cons of it.......Maybe i enjoy the elite status of being able to CCW ( hardly )........ but i just dont see how allowing everyone to carry is going to be better than it is now, other than we all wouldnt be on a state or federal database.

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Alaska, Arizona, and Vermont already have very similar laws. Several other states will soon. Those states have not seen an increase in killings because of the laws, so how many states will it take to convince you?

In other news, Wyoming moved their bill through the House on Wednesday 48-8.

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Originally Posted by DeusExMachina

In other news, Wyoming moved their bill through the House on Wednesday 48-8.

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That is awesome!!

Like I stated, thats my opinion. Im a CCW guy who has done his homework and watches this stuff carefully so I know about the stats. All I saying that im not convinced CC is a great idea.

There is already, and again in my opinion.... a serious lack of training for quite a lot of people that have got the CCW permits and i think that CC promotes the potential for unsafe behavior even further. If there is no required permit to get it , no training and no extensive BG than any, Tom, Dick and Harry can just start walking around with a gun tucked in their pants and frankly, that scares me.

I know for a fact that at 21 there was no way I was even close enough to be responsible for ccw ( 40 now )or the ramifications of being in a shoot and thats pretty scary. I know that everyones MMV but its it what it is.

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Originally Posted by jz2008

Alaska, Arizona, and Vermont already have very similar laws. Several other states will soon. Those states have not seen an increase in killings because of the laws, so how many states will it take to convince you?

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