Transporting in a vehicle

[DeadElephant]

I have talked to LEO's in several of the local municipalities and they are being given mixed mesages by their DA.

Specifically Aurora and possibly Westminster. I have no idea how they can possibly justify not accepting but I do know from talking to LEO friends that they are getting some mixed messages.

Have not heard any situation where either city has every tried to prosecute. I can't imagine how they would hope to win.

[TFOGGER]

State law trumps local ordinance. Mixed messages or no from the City Attorney, you have the right to carry concealed in your vehicle "for protection while traveling" as long as your travels cross a jurisdictional boundary. I can find the relevant sections of the law in CRS Title 18, but essentially, concealed carry was found to be a matter of statewide concern, and the State passed legislation to address it.

The sheer volume of laws that the average LEO is expected to enforce pretty much rules out them knowing them all. I carry a copy of the relevant statutes in my vehicle just in case a police officer is mistaken about the law, even though I have my CCW permit.

[cowboykjohnson]

However, if you are parked at a k-12 school, and NOT in the vehicle, then the gun must be in a compartment.

(3) (a) A permittee may have a handgun on the real property of the public school so long as the handgun remains in his or her vehicle and, if the permittee is not in the vehicle, the handgun is in a compartment within the vehicle and the vehicle is locked

This only applies if you have your CCW permit, not everyone else who can legally own a gun and conceal it in their car.