Bill to make CCW optional in Colorado!

[Buzzkill69]

Just curious what everyone thinks about this. If this bill passed ANYONE would be able to carry concealed.
http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/...proval/24188/#
I personally don't have a CCW as of yet (YET!) and would benefit from this law passing. However, I don't think this is a good idea. IMO allowing just anyone to run around with a gun in their pants with out any kind of training is asking for trouble. What do the rest of you think?

[Jmetz]

Not to be a buzzkill but you're a little late to the party.

http://www.co-ar15.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34304

[eighty duece]

The bad guys do it. The training requirements for most counties here are a freakin joke anyways!!! I would bet half of the people carrying concealed right now dont have permits anyways. IF the law passes and joe bob carries and screws up it will be his ass deep fried so it would behoove anyone carrying to get QUALITY training before they CCW, not most of the local "classes". But the state would get less money from gun owners to finance anti gun crap and help illegals buy houses and eat steak dinners so I dont see a down side to this. I am not dumb enough to believe that it would lower crime, most people dont have enough brain cells to even know when something is going on let alone have the balls to do anything if they had to, but it makes them feel more like a man I guess. I am not bashing CCW, I have my permit, just some people need to man up and quit asking "what if" questions on all the gun forums and spend some time training.

[Gcompact30]

But this has been posted for weeks my brother.

[Buzzkill69]

Not to be a buzzkill but you're a little late to the party.

http://www.co-ar15.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34304

I figured it probably was on here somewhere, I just didn't see it. Thanks

[Byte Stryke]

he he

[AirbornePathogen]

I think it's a double-edged sword. Yes, if this bill passes, it would be a victory for our side. But, there are plenty of guys out there who have no business carrying a firearm. If it passes, I personally see an upswing in charges of Brandishing a Firearm and Felony Menacing being filed. And, as mentioned on the other thread, what about reciprocity? My Colorado permit is valid in over 20 other states, but without a permit, I'm SOL.

[Ranger]

I see both sides of this argument but think a lot of this is simply a technicality. Those who wish to carry likely already are, CCW or not - the primary difference being that the one without a CCW is going to have more legal problems. But if it comes down to pulling the weapon, both parties are equally crucified.

But here is what I don't like about this proposal and that is that it is going to be excellent ammunition against gun owners when the non CCW holder does something stupid. It's bad enough that the CCW licensee gets strung up if anything happens, but I think most of us are considered much less of a risk since we understand that our CCW can be taken from us at any time, whereas Joe Bob (as the earlier poster put it) has nothing to lose from it.

The whole "police are against this because they don't know if someone is carrying", well that is certainly the case now and doesn't change one way or another.

I would rather they spend their time lifting some of the "assault rifle" bans in Colorado. The fact that I cannot have a 15+ round mag in Denver is asinine!

[Elhuero]

I think it's a double-edged sword. Yes, if this bill passes, it would be a victory for our side. But, there are plenty of guys out there who have no business carrying a firearm. If it passes, I personally see an upswing in charges of Brandishing a Firearm and Felony Menacing being filed. And, as mentioned on the other thread, what about reciprocity? My Colorado permit is valid in over 20 other states, but without a permit, I'm SOL.

gun grabber logic.

[Bitter Clinger]

gun grabber logic.

This.