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OC on a motorcycle?

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GlockFanatic943

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I have been UOC around colorado springs for a couple weeks now. i have read over all past threads and have yet to read anything regarding open carry on motorcycles.. i have been open carrying on my motorcycle for the past week now but should probably know the laws a little bit more.. i live in california but i live in colorado in the summer. so i am very aware of California law but not so much colorado law..
 
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You're good to go, it's the same as OCing anywhere else. Since your bike is a motor vehicle, you can even conceal while you're riding if you want. Handy if you're going to ride through Denver, which is CC only.

What do you ride?
 
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you don't need to UOC here, you can carry loaded.
 
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GlockFanatic943 wrote:
Does colorado require a special license or training in order to open carry a loaded or unloaded gun? that last post got me worried..
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Nope -- none at all. I don't think anyone carries unloaded around here...
 
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Apparently long guns (including shotguns) can't be chambered in a vehicle, although pistols can. Learned about this in a Hunter Safety course. Pretty confusing, though, so still not entirely clear.
 
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ooghost1oo wrote:
Apparently long guns (including shotguns) can't be chambered in a vehicle, although pistols can. Learned about this in a Hunter Safety course. Pretty confusing, though, so still not entirely clear.
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That is true.
 
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GlockFanatic943 wrote:
Does colorado require a special license or training in order to open carry a loaded or unloaded gun? that last post got me worried..
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Only in Denver city/county or Denver owned property (i.e. Denver mountain parks)
 
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kingfish wrote:
GlockFanatic943 wrote:
Does colorado require a special license or training in order to open carry a loaded or unloaded gun? that last post got me worried..
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Only in Denver city/county or Denver owned property (i.e. Denver mountain parks)
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Open carry is illegal in Denver -- there's no permit that allows it.
 
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can i open carry a gun within 1000 ft of a school on a motorcycle since it technically my vehicle? or does it still need to be locked in a case within 1k feet of a K-12?
 
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That would be a federal issue. Colorado doesn't have a 1000-foot restriction. In fact, you can have a gun on school property as long as it's "in a compartment" in your locked vehicle. I don't know how that would apply to a motorcycle.
 
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Dynamite Rabbit wrote:
In fact, you can have a gun on school property as long as it's "in a compartment" in your locked vehicle. I don't know how that would apply to a motorcycle.
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Saddlebag/pannier.
 
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I saw this picture today and thought of this thread.

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ooghost1oo wrote:
Apparently long guns (including shotguns) can't be chambered in a vehicle, although pistols can. Learned about this in a Hunter Safety course. Pretty confusing, though, so still not entirely clear.
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This sounds like a Division of Wildlife rule pertaining to hunting only. Does anyone have a reference for this from the C.R.S.?
 
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[align=JUSTIFY]33-6-125. Possession of a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle.[/align]

[align=JUSTIFY]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.[/align]
 
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