“In Colorado, law-abiding gun owners have the right to apply for and receive a concealed carry permit. Colorado already recognizes the concealed carry permits from a majority of states, and generally grants reciprocity to states that recognize the permits of Colorado gun owners. Any concealed carry permit holder from another state must follow our criminal statutes, and that would have remained the law if the Thune amendment had passed.”
July 2009 statement arguing that the narrowly defeated Thune amendment seemed acceptable and justified his vote in favor of it. The Thune amendment would have allowed a gun owner from another state to legally carry a concealed weapon in Colorado.