Colorado Just Misses On Constitutional Carry

By Tom Knighton

For many, constitutional carry is kind of the Holy Grail of firearm rights at the moment. It kind of makes sense, truth be told. After all, the Second Amendment is pretty explicit that the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, which constitutional carry kind of fixes.

More and more states have adopted constitutional carry while others battle for this important restoration of rights.

In Colorado, gun owners just missed out on constitutional carry.

The bill would allow anyone 21-years of age or older who is allowed to carry a handgun legally to do so in a concealed manner. The sponsors of the bill reinforced current laws which prevent the carrying of a weapon in schools and universities within the bill language.

SB18-097 passed the third reading in the Senate by a 18-17 vote.

It then moved into the House committee for discussion, put instead of voting on the measure, the the State, Veterans and Military Affairs committee voted 6-3 for a reverse roll call. Ending any further discussion on the matter this session.

Of course, it’s not remotely likely it would have actually passed in the House. Colorado has been the recipient of way too many Californian refugees who …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms