I recently got hired in as an Armed Guard at a company in Colorado Springs. It's required I have a 9mm on me at all times, but I don't own one, my father does. Would it be legally okay for me to carry it while on the job even though it belongs to my father, and isn't registered to me? I'm worried about getting it registered to me because in Michigan I can't legally own one because of PTSD issues from the war (which I don't have, the cop was just trying to keep me out of jail, so he had me committed). Will that keep me from owning one in Colorado as well? I don't even want to try to buy one because if I can't own it, I'll lose the job.
I'll put this in the "hunting" category because I'm sure one of you hunters will know, and it doesn't really fit anywhere else...
TLDR: Can I carry a pistol that isn't registered to me?
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Adam: Buy the gun from your dad. It probably is NOT registered to him or to anyone else in Colorado. It doesn't need to be registered in Colorado. Your company won't ask you where you bought it or how or why. They asked you to get it. You did. Go to work.
First of all there is no gun registration in Colorado, and people may borrow guns no problem. According to your statement re being committed you would be prohibited by law to purchase a gun from a Federally Licensed Firearms dealer (FFL) regardless of the state you live in or were committed in. You therefore would not be eligible to obtain a concealed carry permit nor have one in your possession.
Exceptions can be made if a psych eval is done and you are adjudicated by a judge to be competent. That would be a lengthy and possibly costly process.
There is NO Federal or Colorado state registration. There is no law against borrowing/lending a gun as long as the person borrowing has done nothing that prohibits him from possessing one. However, the problem is that because you were committed, it might legally prevent you from possessing a firearm. If you were committed for observation, it is probably not an issue, but if you were committed for treatment, it might be.
Colorado has no gun registration. Once you have been adjudged mentally defective, it is illegal to purchase, own, or possess a firearm. It sounds like you are stuck flipping burgers without a gun.
You can, just ask him if you can. And then save up for your own that isn't a hi-point. Guns are not registered.