Colorado's new gun law, House Bill 24-1348, went into effect on January 1, 2025. The law requires that firearms be stored securely in vehicles, including handguns and other types of firearms.

Be aware, I'm ashamed of my state.

Chuck...read the bill summary. Not exactly the same, but very close to what our safe storage laws require up here in Canada with respect to leaving firearms in a vehicle.

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Originally posted by Skyline:
Chuck...read the bill summary. Not exactly the same, but very close to what our safe storage laws require up here in Canada with respect to leaving firearms in a vehicle.

Doesn't make it right and proper.

For a free people.

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Originally posted by p dog shooter:

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Originally posted by Skyline:
Chuck...read the bill summary. Not exactly the same, but very close to what our safe storage laws require up here in Canada with respect to leaving firearms in a vehicle.

Doesn't make it right and proper.



For a free people.

Agreed! Anything close to Canadian laws is certainly just wrong. On the positive side, once it goes through the court system it will be overturned.

A new one at the Capital now;
https://coloradonewsline.com/2...etachable-magazines/

Sad part is that there is plenty of hunters and gun owners even on this site who support Dems
Amazing

I think it's now called Commirado. Sad for what was once a great state.

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Originally posted by kda55:
I think it's now called Commirado. Sad for what was once a great state.

I call it Eastern California. I moved here in 1990 from California. I thought what was happening in California couldn't happen in Colorado, that's what I get for thinking

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Originally posted by p dog shooter:

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Originally posted by Skyline:
Chuck...read the bill summary. Not exactly the same, but very close to what our safe storage laws require up here in Canada with respect to leaving firearms in a vehicle.

Doesn't make it right and proper.

For a free people.

I didn't say it was right and proper, just an observation.

I'm planning a road trip/visit to friends near CS. Everyone wants to go shooting but now I wonder if I should bring any rifles to go to their local range?

It appears that this only applies to an unattended vehicle with no words about the locked box having to be attached to the vehicle, so they just take the case? So any kind of 'hard' case with a padlock would be ok. Looks like I will have to get a pelican case for the long guns, which will be a pita for a 15 min. stop at the Loaf and Jug on the way home from bird hunting.
C.G.B.

I hope to God it doesn't include handguns on your person if you have a concealed carry permit.

Another law trying to get passed. I guess the politicians think they will lower suicides by having people get on a list to keep them from buying a gun. They must think that's the only way to kill yourself. What's next a law to keep people from buying knives?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news...1457bc590ed36a&ei=71

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Originally posted by ronco:
A new one at the Capital now;
https://coloradonewsline.com/2...etachable-magazines/

This reminds me of a song about Adolf Hitler: Just a little fit of Poland, a little bit of France.....

Just got through reading the actual text of the new statute. Presumably, it is all about preventing theft of firearms from automobiles.

It seems that it's okay to have your rifle or shotgun in a soft gun case or even simply a gun slip as long as there is (1) some kind of lock on the soft case or (2) some kind of lock on the firearm itself.

This is actually very thoughtful. You wouldn't want the thief to have to wag the shotgun or rifle off without its being protected from dings and bruises by a gun case. It will bring much less at the pawn shop if it is poor condition due to the lack of at least a minimally protective case. Kudos to the bill sponsors for having such high regard for keeping our firearms in top condition, even when purloined by miscreants.

Directly from the Colorado Statute:

c) A FIREARM THAT IS NOT A HANDGUN THAT IS STORED IN A
SOFT-SIDED CONTAINER MUST HAVE A LOCKING DEVICE INSTALLED ON THE
FIREARM WHILE THE FIREARM IS STORED IN THE SOFT-SIDED CONTAINER.

For anyone who is unfamiliar with a "locking device installed on the firearm" here is a photo of such a device which complies with the plain language of the law:
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I agree that carelessness in storage and transport of firearms is a real problem with many firearms owners and needs to be addressed. But having been a legislator many years ago I also recognize that carelessness in writing statutes is also a problem. Poorly written laws are only window dressing that do nothing to promote the public health and safety.

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But having been a legislator many years ago I also recognize that carelessness in writing statutes is also a problem. Poorly written laws are only window dressing that do nothing to promote the public health and safety.

Spot on. Look no further than a bunch of the bullshit we are dealing with currently from our Liberal government. It is a constant battle and it will never end. Politicians are only concerned about the optics and making it look like they are addressing a perceived problem...even if it doesn't actually address the issue. Poorly written legislation also creates a bunch of new problems that the authors of the new legislation did not think about, because all too often the people writing the legislation are poorly educated about the true nature of the issue they are supposedly trying to address.

Defence lawyers love to see new legislation. Keeps them employed defending the new unintended victims.

Yes it is getting crazy idiotic in CO with gun bills. How do you load a gun with a removable magazine when the magazine is permanently affixed to the gun? And now CO wants a law so you can put yourself on a list to ban yourself from buying. Must be all the psychedelic mushrooms the lawmakers have been using.

Ken

But how do trigger locks, case locks, etc stop someone from robbing firearms from your also (presumably) locked vehicle? Rhetorical but jeeze, there is nothing sensible about this.

I suggest going to YouTube and search for William Kirk (Washington Gun Law President)on what he has to say about gun laws in Colorado. There is a lot more coming down the pike for gun owners in Colorado. I will never move to Colorado.

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I agree that carelessness in storage and transport of firearms is a real problem with many firearms owners and needs to be addressed.

I disagree it is hardly a problem for most firearm owners.

It is a problem accordingly to the media pushing the control agenda.

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I agree that carelessness in storage and transport of firearms is a real problem with many firearms owners and needs to be addressed.

I disagree it is hardly a problem for most firearm owners.

It is a problem accordingly to the media pushing the control agenda.

Any narrative to gain bit by bit control over gun owners
Dems are messed up minds

As I read it, if the firearm is on your person there is no problem. If the gun is locked in the trunk, out of sight, there is no problem. How many vehicles today have trunks? Interestingly, when they tried to pass laws adding penalties for possession of a stolen firearm or using a firearm during a crime the legislature turned them down.
C.G.B.

So when I'm driving to the gun range I'm fine, but when I take my benchrest and sandbags out of the truck then lock it, and put them on the bench while my rifle is unattended for 1 minute in a locked vehicle within my sight I'm in trouble?

Only if someone steals it. What if the vehicle is on private property or is locked in your garage? Endless questions, no answers. The lawyers love laws like this. There are a bunch more laws they are trying to pass right now that are beyond belief. Legislators are legislators because they cant handle math or logic but they can add up campaign contributions.
C.G.B.

There is nothing unconstitutional or wrong w this piece of legislation.

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Only if someone steals it. What if the vehicle is on private property or is locked in your garage? Endless questions, no answers. The lawyers love laws like this. There are a bunch more laws they are trying to pass right now that are beyond belief. Legislators are legislators because they cant handle math or logic but they can add up campaign contributions.
C.G.B.

Search and Seymour’s issues would come up w a vehicle licked in your garage.

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Originally posted by M.Shy:
Sad part is that there is plenty of hunters and gun owners even on this site who support Dems
Amazing

The Political Forum is full of them...

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Originally posted by buffybr:

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Originally posted by M.Shy:
Sad part is that there is plenty of hunters and gun owners even on this site who support Dems
Amazing

The Political Forum is full of them...

Yes lots of Fudd's for sure

As usual , firearm owners are the new criminals
Dems don’t surprise me with nothing no more
There is no words for that

So, we don't like the law. Fine. More than half the guns stolen in CO in 23 were taken from vehicles.

Who here has a good solution to diminish that?

Maybe: Legislate a harsher sentence for those who are convicted of stealing guns?

Send a message with some stiff penalties that "we just don't tolerate this."

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So, we don't like the law. Fine. More than half the guns stolen in CO in 23 were taken from vehicles.

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Legislate a harsher sentence for those who are convicted of stealing guns?

A novel idea blame the criminals