CO Gun/permits/carry laws

[XpedientJ]

I seem to have convinced my bro. (COL, Ret.; MD) to get ready for trouble... i.e., get whatever permits, carry permit may be needed there in CO.

He is in CO SPGS.

Perhaps, someone can give me the skinny re any permitting needed, at what level (state vs. county vs. local, etc.), and etc.



Thank much, gents.....

 

[5-90]

Colorado should be pretty gun-friendly, except when the DNC is in town...

Start with packing.org (I'm sure there are better sources out there, but that's the first one that comes to mind) and feel free to check with your county Sheriff's office as well - they've probably got a website where you can look that sort of thing up. Permitting is regulated at the county level, but typically governed by state laws (and a County permit is typically valid in the entire state.)

It may be useful, when he gets his CO permit, to see what other states it is valid in via reciprocity agreements. Often, other states will recognise a state's permit as their own, due to similar requirements.

 

[ColoradoRaptor]

Go to your local Sheriff's office and request a concealed carry application. Fill it out and pay the requires fee, I believe it is $100 and wait for the background check to go through and that should do it.

 

[Skully]

Go to your local Sheriff's office and request a concealed carry application. Fill it out and pay the requires fee, I believe it is $100 and wait for the background check to go through and that should do it.

I thought you still had to go through the self defense handgun training and wait for the full background check and finger prints?

It has been awhile since I checked into it......... need to get a new toy that I could carry easily

 

[IntrepidXJ]

You have to apply with the county you reside in. You need to have a defensive handgun training certificate, get fingerprinted and have a background check. You need to bring a money order for 52.50 that goes to CBI and then whatever the county charges for their fee (Mesa county is $50).

Check your local counties website, Mesa Counties website lists everything you need to do.

 

[jdxj]

You can carry a weapon without a permit unless it is concealed. If you want to carry concealed you have to get a permit from the local sheriff as previously stated. However if you have taken a hunters safty coarse that meets the requirement as far as the class goes. So just go down get the app. Pay fees and wait. I'm in the waiting process myself. Hopefully pretty soon.

 

[philip_g]

CO is a shall issue state, you have to take a "safety" course with a few exceptions which I don't know, submit the paperwork to the county and they issue it, search for website for your county, it's pretty straight forward. CBI also has a webpage on it I'll find for you as work allows.

I just renewed mine actually. The gentleman in doug co is very nice.

edit: hurrr go:
http://cbi.state.co.us/ccw/

 

[planefixer]

In Colorado Springs you have to apply through the El Paso County Sheriff'sOffice.

1.Pick up application paperwork @ Sheriff's office
2.Have a hunter safety certificate that has been issued within the past 10 years or show proof of successfully completing a handgun safety course.
3. You must make an appointment for an Interview with the sheriff's office as well as have them do a criminal background check.
4. Once all this is done and your paperwork is submitted it usually takes 2 weeks or less for your CCW permit to arrive in the mail .The total cost for background check and permit is about $155.00/ good for 5 years.

The good thing is that our sheriff (Terry Maketa) is very "pro-issue" if you meet the requirements.

 

[ColoradoRaptor]

I thought you still had to go through the self defense handgun training and wait for the full background check and finger prints?

It has been awhile since I checked into it......... need to get a new toy that I could carry easily

Yes, fingerprints are part of the application process. Not sure about the handgun course but I am sure they may require something like that. I am law enforcement and concealed carry is a fringe benefit of my job.

 

[ColoradoRaptor]

In Colorado Springs you have to apply through the El Paso County Sheriff'sOffice.

1.Pick up application paperwork @ Sheriff's office
2.Have a hunter safety certificate that has been issued within the past 10 years or show proof of successfully completing a handgun safety course.
3. You must make an appointment for an Interview with the sheriff's office as well as have them do a criminal background check.
4. Once all this is done and your paperwork is submitted it usually takes 2 weeks or less for your CCW permit to arrive in the mail .The total cost for background check and permit is about $155.00/ good for 5 years.

The good thing is that our sheriff (Terry Maketa) is very "pro-issue" if you meet the requirements.

That would be the ticket!!

 

[thejeepgod]

if your brother was in the military (i think thats what "(COL, Ret.; MD)" means??) then he will probably not have to take the safety class, he should just be able to apply for the permit with the local sheriffs office

 

[philip_g]

The good thing is that our sheriff (Terry Maketa) is very "pro-issue" if you meet the requirements.

It doesn't matter how pro or anti issue he is, it's a SHALL ISSUE state law, not an issue if you get warm fuzzies from the applicant.
Hopefully the el paso permits are better than the douglas, ours are pretty low quality.

 

[mtnhigh]

I suspect how "pro" your sheriff is, will determine how fast they "shall issue" the permit. I believe they have to have the p-work turned around and your permit ready in a max. number of days., something like 120. Some county's get it done in a couple of weeks, others will contact you on day 120.

 

[Kittrell]

CO is a shall issue state, you have to take a "safety" course with a few exceptions which I don't know, submit the paperwork to the county and they issue it, search for website for your county, it's pretty straight forward. CBI also has a webpage on it I'll find for you as work allows.

I just renewed mine actually. The gentleman in doug co is very nice.

edit: hurrr go:
http://cbi.state.co.us/ccw/

Agreed. I can not remember his name offhand. But he was very informative and polite when I had a few questions about my special circumstance.

Douglas only accepts apps Tues-Thurs / 9 - 4. You have to submit it at the Special Investigations Office in Castle Rock, and you must have time to be fingerprinted and such. It is $100 processing fee for Douglas and $52.50 for CBI (Certified Funds). And you must have proof of residence.

 

[YELLAHEEP]

When I was on light-duty, I did the CCW backgrounds and initial approvals/denials in 2006 for Jeffco. Very interesting work actually. But yeah, Military service applicants were a breeze.

Most folks that want to carry across the most possible state lines apply for a Florida CCW permit. You don't have to be a resident and that permit is valid in the most states. My pops got his through the mail from Florida - pretty painless.

Funny thing is..... Colorado recognizes Florida permits...... but Florida doesn't recognize Colorado permits...... :dunno:

Check into the Reciprocity laws.

 

[IntrepidXJ]

Funny thing is..... Colorado recognizes Florida permits...... but Florida doesn't recognize Colorado permits...... :dunno:

Check into the Reciprocity laws.

I'm pretty sure CO will only recognize the FL (and Utah for that matter, another popular permit) if you are a resident of the issuing state or a CO resident. Isn't that correct?

 

[YELLAHEEP]

I'm pretty sure CO will only recognize the FL (and Utah for that matter, another popular permit) if you are a resident of the issuing state or a CO resident. Isn't that correct?

That's what I remember from back then, but I just looked at the statute and it appears that Colorado may have made an addendum in May of '07:

18-12-213. Reciprocity.

(1) A permit to carry a concealed handgun or a concealed weapon that is issued by a state that recognizes the validity of permits issued pursuant to this part 2 shall be valid in this state in all respects as a permit issued pursuant to this part 2 if the permit is issued to a person who is:
(a) Twenty-one years of age or older; and
(b) (I) A resident of the state that issued the permit, as demonstrated by the address stated on a valid picture identification that is issued by the state that issued the permit and is carried by the permit holder; or
(II) A resident of Colorado for no more than ninety days, as determined by the date of issuance on a valid picture identification issued by Colorado and carried by the permit holder.

(2) For purposes of this section, a "valid picture identification" means a driver's license or a state identification issued in lieu of a driver's license.

History
Source: L. 2003: Entire part added, p. 646, § 1, effective May 17. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 956, § 1, effective May 17.

 

[philip_g]

Funny thing is..... Colorado recognizes Florida permits...... but Florida doesn't recognize Colorado permits...... :dunno:

Check into the Reciprocity laws.

Something has changed there, either CO has stopped recognizing permits issued to non residents of that state, or FL has stopped issuing to non-residents, I can't remember which but remember reading something about that.
I question that the average cop you encounter would know the reciprocity laws and tend to shy away from it personally :dunno:

 

[philip_g]

Agreed. I can not remember his name offhand.

Bob.

 

[_dallas_]

Here is the link for El Paso County (Colorado Springs). For prior military, you just need a copy of your DD-214.

http://shr.elpasoco.com/NR/exeres/A...D-54F403D3C85A,frameless.htm?NRMODE=Published