No Weapons or firearms allowed on RTD?

[Geology Rocks]

This is a quote from RTD spokesman, Scott Reed, in a 9News story found here:

"It is a felony to carry weapons aboard public transportation, unless the passenger is a law enforcement officer or has a valid concealed carry permit," Reed said.

I carry whenever I ride the light rail.

this....same here.

joe

[Half Live]

You can carry a gun on public transportation just not loaded unless you have a CCW


18-9-118. Firearms, explosives, or incendiary devices in facilities of public transportation.


A person commits a class 6 felony if, without legal authority, he has any loaded firearm or explosive or incendiary device, as defined in section 9-7-103, C.R.S., in his possession in, or carries, brings, or causes to be carried or brought any of such items into, any facility of public transportation, as defined in section 18-9-115 (4).


9-7-103. Definitions.


As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) Repealed.

(1.5) "Department" means the department of labor and employment.

(2) "Division" means the division of oil and public safety in the department of labor and employment.

(3) "Explosive" or "explosive device" means any material or container containing a chemical compound or mixture that is commonly used or intended for the purpose of producing an explosion and that contains any oxidizing and combustible materials or other ingredients in such proportions, quantities, or packing that an ignition by fire, by friction, by concussion, or by detonation of any part of the compound or mixture may cause such a sudden generation of highly heated gases that the resultant gaseous pressures are capable of producing destructive effects on contiguous objects, but shall not mean the components for handloading rifle, pistol, and shotgun ammunition and/or rifle, pistol, and shotgun ammunition.

(4) "Incendiary device" means any flammable material or container containing a flammable liquid or material whose ignition by fire, friction, concussion, detonation, or other method produces destructive effects primarily through combustion rather than explosion.

(5) "Molotov cocktail" means a breakable container containing an explosive or flammable liquid or other substance, having a wick or similar device capable of being ignited, and may be described as either an explosive or incendiary device. A molotov cocktail is not intended to mean a device commercially manufactured primarily for the purpose of illumination or other such uses.



18-9-115. Endangering public transportation.


(1) A person commits endangering public transportation if such person:

(a) Tampers with a facility of public transportation with intent to cause any damage, malfunction, or nonfunction which would result in the creation of a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to anyone; or

(b) Stops or boards a public conveyance with the intent of committing a crime thereon; or

(c) On a public conveyance, knowingly threatens any operator, crew member, attendant, or passenger:

(I) With death or imminent serious bodily injury; or

(II) With a deadly weapon or with words or actions intended to induce belief that such person is armed with a deadly weapon; or

(d) On a public conveyance:

(I) Knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another person; or

(II) With criminal negligence causes bodily injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon.

(2) "Public" means offered or available to the public generally, either free or upon payment of a fare, fee, rate, or tariff, or offered or made available by a school or school district to pupils regularly enrolled in public or nonpublic schools in preschool through grade twelve.

(3) "Public conveyance" includes a train, airplane, bus, truck, car, boat, tramway, gondola, lift, elevator, escalator, or other device intended, designed, adapted, and used for the public carriage of persons or property.

(4) "Facility of public transportation" includes a public conveyance and any area, structure, or device which is designed, adapted, and used to support, guide, control, permit, or facilitate the movement, starting, stopping, takeoff, landing, or servicing of a public conveyance or the loading or unloading of passengers or goods.

(5) Endangering public transportation is a class 3 felony.

[sniper7]

good info.

[Irving]

Where is the part saying it is okay if you have a CCW?

[KevDen2005]

Concealed is concealed...Just have a permit

[Mtn.man]

Makes me feel good that gangs/criminals can't take weapons on public transportation.

[BigBear]

Makes me feel good that gangs/criminals can't take weapons on public transportation.

Winner!

[jim02]

Where is the part saying it is okay if you have a CCW?

I see this under 9-7-103. Definitions section 3: "but shall not mean the components for handloading rifle, pistol, and shotgun ammunition and/or rifle, pistol, and shotgun ammunition."

And this part " A person commits a class 6 felony if, without legal authority, he has any loaded firearm" a CCW is legal authority, correct?

I dont see anything in statue 8-12-105.5 Unlawfully Carrying A Concealed Weapon - Unlawful Possession Of Weapons - that says its not allowed on public transportation. I am starting to think its just a policy they want to make people think it is illegal when its not. Maybe denver has a law against it that I am not seeing.

under 18-12-214 does not restrict this as well. i think its a local denver or county thing.

[Irving]

I glanced over the "without legal authority" part, thanks. The components part sounds like you can go buy a press and all your reloading supplies and ride the bus home.

[jim02]

I searched on the ciry of Denver site http://www.denvergov.org/CityGovernm...4/Default.aspx
to look up laws and for me it was a mess and I cant find any satisfactory answer, stay out of Denver as much as possible is my advise.