Originally Posted by
Elhuero
Colorado has a "papers please" law for everyone.
A police officer can stop you, ask you for id and if you refuse that is considered an obstruction and you can be arrested. Carrying or not.
With open carry, cops often use the "well we have to make sure you're allowed to carry" line. Open carriers don't like it because open carry is legal. To them, simply carrying a firearm is not probable cause and they feel harassed for exercising their rights.
If your walking down the street with a sidearm, be prepared for an encounter with police. They will ask for ID, and will most likely radio in to check for warrants. Be polite and honest and things should go fine.
With our laws, if the guy in the youtube vid had been in Colorado, he'd have been arrested for refusing to identify himself.
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