Is it legal to have a loaded rifle in your vehicle?

[JohnTRourke]

Hunting license points. You get 20 in any five year period.

oh
i was thinking driver's license.
opps

[DFBrews]

oh
i was thinking driver's license.
opps

side not note I thought cdl drivers and chauffeurs had 15?

[james_bond_007]

In CO your vehicle is an ext of your house.& I told you Spyder

I don't believe this to be true.

[JohnTRourke]

side not note I thought cdl drivers and chauffeurs had 15?

nope
12
but we can lose it for a lot more things.
more than 15 over is a major problem with a CDL
DUI's, etc

[Half Live]

Let me quote the law for you peeps


33-6-125. Possession of a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle



It is unlawful for any person, except a person authorized by law or by the division, to possess or have under his control any firearm, other than a pistol or revolver, in or on any motor vehicle unless the chamber of such firearm is unloaded. Any person in possession or in control of a rifle or shotgun in a motor vehicle shall allow any peace officer, as defined in section 33-1-102 (32), who is empowered and acting under the authority granted in section 33-6-101 to enforce articles 1 to 6 of this title to inspect the chamber of any rifle or shotgun in the motor vehicle. For the purposes of this section, a "muzzle-loader" shall be considered unloaded if it is not primed, and, for such purpose, "primed" means having a percussion cap on the nipple or flint in the striker and powder in the flash pan. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars and an assessment of fifteen license suspension points.



18-12-105. Unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon - unlawful possession of weapons



(1) A person commits a class 2 misdemeanor if such person knowingly and unlawfully:

(a) Carries a knife concealed on or about his or her person; or

(b) Carries a firearm concealed on or about his or her person; or

(c) Without legal authority, carries, brings, or has in such person's possession a firearm or any explosive, incendiary, or other dangerous device on the property of or within any building in which the chambers, galleries, or offices of the general assembly, or either house thereof, are located, or in which a legislative hearing or meeting is being or is to be conducted, or in which the official office of any member, officer, or employee of the general assembly is located.

(d) (Deleted by amendment, L. 93, p. 964,

[Half Live]

Let me quote the law for you peeps

33-6-125. Possession of a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle

It is unlawful for any person, except a person authorized by law or by the division, to possess or have under his control any firearm, other than a pistol or revolver, in or on any motor vehicle unless the chamber of such firearm is unloaded. Any person in possession or in control of a rifle or shotgun in a motor vehicle shall allow any peace officer, as defined in section 33-1-102 (32), who is empowered and acting under the authority granted in section 33-6-101 to enforce articles 1 to 6 of this title to inspect the chamber of any rifle or shotgun in the motor vehicle. For the purposes of this section, a "muzzle-loader" shall be considered unloaded if it is not primed, and, for such purpose, "primed" means having a percussion cap on the nipple or flint in the striker and powder in the flash pan. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars and an assessment of fifteen license suspension points.

[Half Live]

Loaded magazine is legal, loaded chamber is not. Shotguns also. Then there's the no 30-rd. mags in Denver thing. In CO.

For that Denver law, if you are just traveling through Denver it's ok


18-12-105.6. Limitation on local ordinances regarding firearms in private vehicles



(1) The general assembly hereby finds that:

(a) A person carrying a weapon in a private automobile or other private means of conveyance for hunting or for lawful protection of such person's or another's person or property, as permitted in sections 18-12-105 (2) (b) and 18-12-105.5 (3) (c), may tend to travel within a county, city and county, or municipal jurisdiction or in or through different county, city and county, and municipal jurisdictions, en route to the person's destination;

(b) Inconsistent laws exist in local jurisdictions with regard to the circumstances under which weapons may be carried in automobiles and other private means of conveyance;

(c) This inconsistency creates a confusing patchwork of laws that unfairly subjects a person who lawfully travels with a weapon to criminal penalties because he or she travels within a jurisdiction or into or through another jurisdiction;

(d) This inconsistency places citizens in the position of not knowing when they may be violating local laws while traveling within a jurisdiction or in, through, or between different jurisdictions, and therefore being unable to avoid committing a crime.

(2) (a) Based on the findings specified in subsection (1) of this section, the general assembly concludes that the carrying of weapons in private automobiles or other private means of conveyance for hunting or for lawful protection of a person's or another's person or property while traveling into, through, or within, a municipal, county, or city and county jurisdiction, regardless of the number of times the person stops in a jurisdiction, is a matter of statewide concern and is not an offense.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no municipality, county, or city and county shall have the authority to enact or enforce any ordinance or resolution that would restrict a person's ability to travel with a weapon in a private automobile or other private means of conveyance for hunting or for lawful protection of a person's or another's person or property while traveling into, through, or within, a municipal, county, or city and county jurisdiction, regardless of the number of times the person stops in a jurisdiction.

[Goodburbon]

Am I to understand from the law that you just quoted that not only would I be in violation for having my rifle chambered, I would also be in violation for having any pocketknife.

Shall not be infrin....oh ok then.

[Half Live]

Am I to understand from the law that you just quoted that not only would I be in violation for having my rifle chambered, I would also be in violation for having any pocketknife.

Shall not be infrin....oh ok then.

I do not know where it says anything about knifes in the laws I quoted. Both are Firearm laws,

[spqrzilla]

I was told that was created for safety reasons- a few accidents involving ND while taking long guns in/out of vehicles were the inspiration.

Every year someone still manages to shoot themselves or someone else with a loaded rifle in a vehicle. About half the time, jacking the action to clear it as the DOW officer walks up to the vehicle.