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While researching for an upcoming ski trip, I discovered that Colorado's laws are quite friendly. Basically, one cannot carry into a shool or public building if the public building has metal detectors and a place to store the firearm. That's it.
One also cannot carry into the General Assembly building unless he has a license to carry. Car carry concealed is allowed with or without a permit. Local governments can ban open carry in their buildings. That's it. Since I don't plan to be anywhere near schools or government buildings, I think the law is "Carry where you want while visiting" for me . . .
The really interesting thing was how few statutes they have compared to Georgia's patchwork quilt of laws and the very simple language Colorado uses. It is structured like this: No place is off limits except as hereinafter listed. Then there is almost nothing listed (just the two places - and even then the government buildings aren't really off limits, you just have to check your gun - still carry to and from).
It was a rather refreshing read after looking at Georgia's convoluted mess of laws. It also leaves very little up to ambiguity or interpretation.
One also cannot carry into the General Assembly building unless he has a license to carry. Car carry concealed is allowed with or without a permit. Local governments can ban open carry in their buildings. That's it. Since I don't plan to be anywhere near schools or government buildings, I think the law is "Carry where you want while visiting" for me . . .
The really interesting thing was how few statutes they have compared to Georgia's patchwork quilt of laws and the very simple language Colorado uses. It is structured like this: No place is off limits except as hereinafter listed. Then there is almost nothing listed (just the two places - and even then the government buildings aren't really off limits, you just have to check your gun - still carry to and from).
It was a rather refreshing read after looking at Georgia's convoluted mess of laws. It also leaves very little up to ambiguity or interpretation.