Constitutional Concealed Carry Of A Handgun

The concurrent resolution amends section 13 of article II of the Colorado constitution to permit any person lawfully permitted to possess a handgun pursuant to federal and state law to carry a concealed handgun in any area of the state. The resolution permits the general assembly, by law, to prohibit concealed carry of handguns at the following places:

• Into a place where carrying firearms is prohibited by federal law;
• Onto the property of a public elementary, middle, junior high, or high school; or
• Into a public building at which security personnel and weapons screening devices are permanently in place at each entrance to the building, security personnel electronically screen each person who enters the building, and security personnel require each person who is carrying a weapon of any kind to leave the weapon in the possession of security personnel while the person is in the building.
  (Note: This summary applies to this concurrent resolution as introduced.)