Three or four years ago I recall an older Denver PD officer in uniform out at the airport with a wheel gun. I asked her about it and she said that it was permitted but only for the old timers who had been carrying one for years.

My first issued in uniform was a Model 15 4" and when I went into plain clothes switched to a Model 19 2.5" I was not allowed to purchase either gun when we transitioned to semi-autos. I missed my wheel guns so much that I eventually purchased one of each. Still fun to shoot and without a doubt I shoot them better than my semi-autos. The accuracy difference is not so much to make up for the increased capacity and faster reloads, so I don't think I will ever carry my wheel guns again.