Unlawful use or discharge of certain weapons.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 38-120
in effectSec. 38-120. - Unlawful use or discharge of certain weapons.
(a) Unlawful discharge or use of certain weapons. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to use, deploy, fire, discharge, or detonate any firearm, incendiary or explosive device, gas or mechanically operated gun, sling shot, or any bow made for the purpose of throwing or projecting missiles of any kind.
(b) Exceptions. It shall not be an offense under this section if at the time of the use, deployment, firing, discharge, or detonation:
(1) The person is a law enforcement officer;
(2) The person uses the weapon in a public or private establishment that operates a commercial area for the discharge or other use of firearms or other equipment for silhouette, skeet, trap, black powder, target, self-defense, recreational or competitive shooting, or professional training and used the weapon as part of a legitimate sporting activity; or
(3) The person uses a firework with valid authorization from the city.
(c) Affirmative defense. It shall be an affirmative defense to charges brought under this section if, at the time of the use, the person discharges a gas or mechanically operated gun, sling shot, or bow made for the purpose of throwing or projecting missiles and the person is on or in any residence under circumstances when the weapon could be fired, discharged, or operated in such a manner as not to endanger persons or property, and also in such a manner as to prevent the projectile from traversing any grounds or space outside the limits of such residence.
(Ord. No. 1493-21, § 4, 1-3-22)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH38OFMIPR_ARTIVOFAGPUORSA_DIV2WEOF_S38-120UNUSDICEWEFetched: 10/27/2026