Colorado legal term
Gun show in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Gun show” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Colorado criminal code.
What does “Gun show” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Gun show" means the entire premises provided for an event or function, including but not limited to parking areas for the event or function, that is sponsored to facilitate, in whole or in part, the purchase, sale, offer for sale, or collection of firearms at which: (a) Twenty-five or more firearms are offered or exhibited for sale, transfer, or exchange; or (b) Not less than three gun show vendors exhibit, sell, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange firearms. (C.R.S. § 18-12-506)
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