Don't Know if I manage 4 pages....
Howdy Amigo!
First, let me welcome you to Colorado.
Second, most of us stay clear of Denver city and county.
Due to the Meiers decision, Denver got exempted from Colorado statewide preemption language.
Otherwise, Colorado would be a totally open carry state.
But Denver is in its own little universe.
In a galaxy far, far away,
where the evil empire....
wait, that's a different story!
You might want to review this particular page, as it has some good information:
http://www.opencarry.org/co.html
You'll see that open carry is permissible but the firearm must be clearly visible.
18-12-204. Permit Contents - Validity - Carrying Requirements.
(3) (a) a person who may lawfully possess a handgun may carry a handgun under the following circumstances without obtaining a permit and the handgun shall not be considered concealed: (I) the handgun is in the possession of a person who is in a private automobile or in some other private means of conveyance and who carries the handgun for a legal use, including self-defense.
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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 in or through One jurisdiction 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, or 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, or through, or within, a municipal, county, Or city and county jurisdiction, regardless of the number of times the person Stops in a jurisdiction.
www.handgunlaw.us
While this may produce a migraine headache trying to fathom, it is clear that anyone who may legally possess a handgun may carry that handgun in a motor vehicle providing it is openly displayed. I believe from my understanding that any concealment of a firearm in a motor vehicle requires that the person with the firearm hold a concealed carry permit.
Now, in closing (ain't sure we've arrived at page 4 yet) I hope you'll accept an invitation to meet up. I'd be delighted to meet you, and show you some interesting places around town. I currently have Tuesdays (during the day) off, and Saturdays. Otherwise I work a peculiar shift from 11am to 7pm.
Blessings,
M-Taliesin