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Highway case?
Does colorado have laws that state if your traveling on the highway that you have to have your rifle in a hard case? I know in some states you have to have a certain kind of case for transport. This is in state, not across state lines. I have a hard case to goto the range but I'm getting another rifle and was looking at a soft range case for it. Thanks.
No. Only concern is making sure the rifle or shotgun is not Loaded / chambered. They you fall afoul of DOW laws.
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Yup, your car is your castle (an extension anyway). I'm sure if the DOW nabbed you they could pin all kinds of charges on, .223 is under legal caliber, no license= poaching, etc.
The law that states that a long gun in a vehicle must be unloaded (with respect to chamber) is a law that exists for enforcement against poachers. But it is a general law, and can be enforced by any LEO, not just the Division of Wildlife (Parks now ...).
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Ok so hard or soft case is irrelevant as long as its unloaded. What about having loaded mags in the case?
thats fine loaded mags in the rifle is fine.....just no bullet in the chamberOriginally Posted by Spdu4ia
You can basically have it in any configuration... it can be sitting across your lap if you really want, but it cannot have a round chambered.
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I was under the impression that law was also intended to help prevent accidental shootings, since yanking loaded rifles/shotguns out of vehicles has resulted in people getting shot in the past. My wife had a friend that lost a son that way.
Ok so hard or soft case and no bullet chambered....got it. Thanks guys
Pretty much- you don't need a case, but prying eyes... I'd suggest putting all rifles/shotguns in a case of some sort and when parked and not occupying the car, cover the cases just in case. Wow... that's a lot of case written in there...
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