Second Regular Session
              Sixty-fourth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 04-0766.01 Julie Pelegrin       HOUSE BILL 04-1281
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Brophy,  Cadman, Schultheis, Harvey, Cloer, Crane, Rhodes, and Welker
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Hillman,  and Lamborn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning the authority for certain persons to carry
            firearms concealed.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently
       adopted.)
       
            Creates an exception to the offense of carrying a concealed
       weapon if the person can legally possess a firearm under the laws of
       Colorado and of the United States.  Grants a person who carries a
       concealed handgun under the exception all of the carrying rights of a
       person who holds a permit to carry a concealed handgun.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  18-12-105 (2) (f), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
       amended, and the said 18-12-105 (2) is further amended BY THE
       ADDITION OF A NEW PARAGRAPH, to read:
            18-12-105.  Unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon - unlawful
       possession of weapons.  (2)  It shall not be an offense if the defendant
       was:
            (f)  A United States probation officer or a United States pretrial
       services officer while on duty and serving in the state of Colorado under
       the authority of rules and regulations promulgated by the judicial
       conference of the United States; or
            (g)  A person who may legally possess a firearm under the
       laws of this state and of the United States and the weapon
       involved in the incident was a firearm.  The authority to carry
       a concealed handgun pursuant to the provisions of this
       paragraph (g) is equal in all respects to the authority granted
       by a permit to carry a concealed handgun as specified in section
       18-12-214, and a person who carries a concealed handgun
       pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (g) has the same
       rights and is subject to the same limitations specified in section
       18-12-214 as apply to a person who holds a permit to carry a
       concealed handgun.
            SECTION 2.  Effective date - applicability.  This act shall take
       effect upon passage and shall apply to offenses committed on or after said
       date.
            SECTION 3.  Safety clause.  The general assembly hereby finds,
       determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
       preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.