Find information that will help to keep your children safe in unforeseen circumstances, firearm safety tips, and the process for applying for a concealed weapons permit.
Featured Programs
Northern Front Range Recreational Sport Shooting Management Partnership
Northern Front Range Recreational Sport Shooting Management Partnership is a partnership between Boulder, Larimer, Gilpin and Clear Creek Counties with the Forest Service and Colorado Parks & Wildlife working to create safe, sustainable and accessible sport shooting opportunities.
Concealed Handgun Permit
Concealed Handgun Permits are available through an application process from the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. Learn more about the application, renewals, reciprocity, and information for retired officers.
Home Safety and Firearms
Firearms accidents are avoidable.
A loaded firearm will not go off by itself; there must be three things present for a firearm to discharge: a weapon, ammunition, and a shooter.
No Firearm Discharge Areas
Enforcement of Boulder County No Firearm Discharge Areas
A Resolution to Limit the Discharge of Firearms in the Sugarloaf Area, closing areas surrounding the Sugarloaf, Swiss Peaks and Crisman communities (the “Sugarloaf Firearm Discharge Prohibition Area”) to the discharge of firearms for all purposes, including recreational shooting and hunting.
Verified CHP Firearms Instructor Program
Effective July 1, 2025, all applicants for an initial or renewed Colorado Concealed Handgun Permit must submit with their applications a training certificate showing that they successfully completed either a Concealed Handgun Training Class or a Refresher Class taught by a Verified Instructor.
