Mike6453
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Before anyone says anything I am well aware it is illegal to oc/cc under the influence and would never do that. With that being said it is perfectly legal to oc/cc in a bar/liquor store in colorado barring there are no signs at all the entrances or any other things that make it illegal. e.g. Metal detectors, armed guards, so on and so forth.
So my girlfriend and I entered the liquor store which is located off of Broadway and Ridge Road. Proceeded to look for what we wanted, during which 2-3 employees walked by every couple minutes. About 10min after being there one employee came up to me and said that if I dont have a badge that I can show him that I need to cover the pistol while in the store. I let him know that I do not have a ccw permit at the moment so I was unable to do that. He then said that I can not open carry here(I assumed he meant the store) and if I could take the pistol out to the car. I told him that was no problem but informed him that it is legal to open carry in Colorado. He then proceeded to tell me that I was incorrect and it is illegal to open carry in Littleton(turns out when he said here he meant the city). At this point I took my pistol to the car and came back in, as I walked in a took extra time to inspect the plethera of signs they had in front of the store. To my surprise there was no sign saying no guns allowed(which I already knew because I check every store I go into, so that I am unaware of their stance on guns). We then finished shopping and proceeded to the counter to pay, I informed him that if he did not want people coming into the store oc'ing he should put a sign in the front window stating such. He then began to tell me that he understands completely and that he is retired military and has his ccw permit, then reinforced that he understood completely. He then began to tell me that it is not his policy but the owners. We payed for our items and then left, needless to say I will not be returning to this business in the future.
Now I will not proclaim to know every in and out of every law in Colorado but from everything I have ever seen it is legal to oc in all of Colorado excluding Denver City/Denver County. I figured I would let everyone know that this location is not gun friendly and even more they for whatever reason will not post any signs at the front door saying such.
So my girlfriend and I entered the liquor store which is located off of Broadway and Ridge Road. Proceeded to look for what we wanted, during which 2-3 employees walked by every couple minutes. About 10min after being there one employee came up to me and said that if I dont have a badge that I can show him that I need to cover the pistol while in the store. I let him know that I do not have a ccw permit at the moment so I was unable to do that. He then said that I can not open carry here(I assumed he meant the store) and if I could take the pistol out to the car. I told him that was no problem but informed him that it is legal to open carry in Colorado. He then proceeded to tell me that I was incorrect and it is illegal to open carry in Littleton(turns out when he said here he meant the city). At this point I took my pistol to the car and came back in, as I walked in a took extra time to inspect the plethera of signs they had in front of the store. To my surprise there was no sign saying no guns allowed(which I already knew because I check every store I go into, so that I am unaware of their stance on guns). We then finished shopping and proceeded to the counter to pay, I informed him that if he did not want people coming into the store oc'ing he should put a sign in the front window stating such. He then began to tell me that he understands completely and that he is retired military and has his ccw permit, then reinforced that he understood completely. He then began to tell me that it is not his policy but the owners. We payed for our items and then left, needless to say I will not be returning to this business in the future.
Now I will not proclaim to know every in and out of every law in Colorado but from everything I have ever seen it is legal to oc in all of Colorado excluding Denver City/Denver County. I figured I would let everyone know that this location is not gun friendly and even more they for whatever reason will not post any signs at the front door saying such.
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