COLORADO · FIREARMS
Firearms
Firearms laws in Colorado (1970)
Conditional
Summary
Open carry: legal statewide at 18 without a permit, BUT the city of Denver and several home-rule municipalities ban open carry of firearms in public. Concealed: shall-issue permit at 21+.
Penalties
Firearms is allowed with limits in Colorado — and crossing those limits still bites. See the fines, charges, and where the line is.
Exceptions & nuances
Firearms in Colorado comes with real conditions. See the exemptions, age and place rules, and edge cases that decide outcomes.
Statute
Read the exact Colorado statute covering firearms — the citation when you want to check the source.
Last updated: May 28, 2026
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