Open Carry in Colorado Springs

Hi guys,

Im new im Colorado Springs (9 months) and i have my CC Permit but I'm a littlebit confuse because in my knowledge Open Carry is ILEGAL in Colorado Springs but today Is the 3th day that I saw a men carry open here, the first two was in Walmart of Woodment inside the store in the guns area and the other was today in the parking lot of Sportsman Warehouse. I'm wrong and is legal the open carry here or this mans are bad and don't respect the law?

Open carry is legal except where expressly prohibited (e.g., federal property like post offices). Some establishments like First & Main Town Center are free to request you not carry on their premises; you are free to spend your money elsewhere. ;-)

Denver and Boulder have city ordinances (laws) against open carry, and I "think" there's another city that does too, but anywhere else in Colorado it's legal. Except of course where any kind of carry is illegal, such as government buildings, courthouses, etc.

Private businesses can "prohibit" open carry and ask you to leave, or ask the police to charge you with trespassing, but that doesn't mean it's illegal. Concealed carry isn't illegal either (with a permit), but some places don't approve of it and they can ask you to leave or face trespassing charges for that also. Still not illegal.

Just because some place of business doesn't want you doing something there doesn't mean it's against the law. Farting in church isn't illegal either, but generally frowned upon.

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Originally Posted by colo-pr

I saw a men carry open here, the first two was in Walmart of Woodment inside the store in the guns area ..

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I must have past by you in WalMart. I saw the same 2 guys in the gun area yesterday as well.

It is legal in the Springs as others have already stated but I rarely see anyone open carry here.

Breckenridge is another area that is Not open carry.

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Originally Posted by mtnrider

I must have past by you in WalMart. I saw the same 2 guys in the gun area yesterday as well.

It is legal in the Springs as others have already stated but I rarely see anyone open carry here.

Breckenridge is another area that is Not open carry.

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It's Breckenridge? I thought I'd heard of another city/town that had a local ordinance prohibiting it. Any others?

Breck is weird...open carry IS allowed under some conditions, in certain areas, sometimes OR as long as you have a CCW [Eek3]... too complex for most of us to fathom. Easier to just carry concealed with a permit...

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Originally Posted by Breckenridge Town Code

6-3E-11: OPEN CARRYING OF FIREARMS PROHIBITED:

A. Where signs are posted as required by subsection B of this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to openly carry a firearm in or upon any real property owned or used by the town to which the general public has access, including, but not limited to, the following town owned or used buildings and areas located in the town of Breckenridge and county of Summit:
1. Buildings:

Breckenridge Recreation Center, 0880 Airport Road.

Breckenridge Town Hall, 150 Ski Hill Road.

Riverwalk Center, located at 150 West Adams Avenue.

Stephen C. West Ice Arena, 0189 Boreas Pass Road.

Town of Breckenridge Golf Club/Gold Run Nordic Center, located at 0200 Clubhouse Drive.

Town of Breckenridge Intermodal Center.

Town of Breckenridge public works facility, located at 1095 Airport Road.

Town of Breckenridge Theatre Facility, located at 121 South Ridge Street.
2. Areas:

All town owned recreational trails.

Blue River Plaza.

Carter Park.

Cucumber Creek open space area.

Kingdom Park.

The Riverwalk (between Ski Hill Road and South Park Avenue).

Town of Breckenridge arts district.

B. The police chief shall post signs at the public entrances to each building or specific area described in subsection A of this section informing persons that the open carrying of firearms is prohibited in the building or specific area.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the open carrying of a firearm by a peace officer while in the lawful performance of his or her duties.

D. It shall not be a defense to a charge of violating this section that the firearm was unloaded or inoperable when carried.

E. It shall not be a defense to a charge of violating this section that the person possessed a permit to carry a concealed weapon issued pursuant to part 2 of article 12 of title 18, Colorado Revised Statutes. (Ord. 40, Series 2003)

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Originally Posted by rondog

It's Breckenridge? I thought I'd heard of another city/town that had a local ordinance prohibiting it. Any others?

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Edit: Tfogger beat me to it!

I don't know the exact wording of the law but it may be one of those "city owned properties" type of thing? I'll try and look it up. I was just told they had some sort of open carry law there.


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Denver is the only city with a general OC ban that withstood the preemption case a decade ago.

Any city can post signs over a specific limited area like a park or a city building, banning OC within that limited area. I've seen that especially around public buildings in Pueblo.

No city can restrict CC, except by going through the "security and electronic screening at all entrances to buildings" hoops.

None of this affects any Federal facility, which remains governed by 18 USC 930.

thank you very much guys, i personally don't like the open carry because you loose the surprise factor but i just want to learn about here. The stupid app of my iPhone show Colorado as NO open carry place and this confuse me.

thanks for the fast response.

colo-pr, check out this site.

www.opencarry.org. Click on the maps button in the tool bar.

tnx

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Originally Posted by Irving

colo-pr, check out this site.

www.opencarry.org. Click on the maps button in the tool bar.

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