4sallypat
Newbie
This post is from a California resident where I took a week off and visited the great state of Colorado. :banana:
I loved my trip this past week to CO and took my 10mm with a retention holster for OC.
Never had done OC before - I am used to the concealed carry in states that allow non resident CCW reciprocity...
Didn't understand why Denver would not allow OC until I was actually there!
I found out that counties outside of Denver allowed OC with the exception of Open Spaces in Jeffco, Breckenridge, and Denver city/county.
What I now know about Denver county and the city of Denver for not allowing OC is the mixture of these variables:
- Tourists - primarily in downtown would be more alarmed with OC folks IMO
- Alcohol - almost every block in downtown had a liquor store, tavern, pub, bar, or sports bar. Never have I seen so many alcohol places all crammed in the city!
I found myself feeling perfectly safe in Denver while touring the city - it's just like Los Angeles - multi cultural, mixture of different economic status, and congested.
While traveling in parts outside of Denver, areas that I felt I did not need to carry but did so:
Lakewood, Arvada, Wheatridge, Golden, Clear Creek County, and other areas of Colorado.
I enjoyed the visit as a tourist and appreciated being able to OC in most of the state.
Almost everyone I encountered was friendly and helpful to a tourist. More helpful than California folks....
As a summary, I would like to see Colorado accept non resident CCW reciprocity.
It's just my opinion but I just prefer to spend my tourist dollars in CC states I vacationed in such as:
Arizona, Utah, Virginia, Florida, Kansas and Alaska.
I loved my trip this past week to CO and took my 10mm with a retention holster for OC.
Never had done OC before - I am used to the concealed carry in states that allow non resident CCW reciprocity...
Didn't understand why Denver would not allow OC until I was actually there!
I found out that counties outside of Denver allowed OC with the exception of Open Spaces in Jeffco, Breckenridge, and Denver city/county.
What I now know about Denver county and the city of Denver for not allowing OC is the mixture of these variables:
- Tourists - primarily in downtown would be more alarmed with OC folks IMO
- Alcohol - almost every block in downtown had a liquor store, tavern, pub, bar, or sports bar. Never have I seen so many alcohol places all crammed in the city!
I found myself feeling perfectly safe in Denver while touring the city - it's just like Los Angeles - multi cultural, mixture of different economic status, and congested.
While traveling in parts outside of Denver, areas that I felt I did not need to carry but did so:
Lakewood, Arvada, Wheatridge, Golden, Clear Creek County, and other areas of Colorado.
I enjoyed the visit as a tourist and appreciated being able to OC in most of the state.
Almost everyone I encountered was friendly and helpful to a tourist. More helpful than California folks....
As a summary, I would like to see Colorado accept non resident CCW reciprocity.
It's just my opinion but I just prefer to spend my tourist dollars in CC states I vacationed in such as:
Arizona, Utah, Virginia, Florida, Kansas and Alaska.
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