For a Lie group   $G$ , we show that the map
 $G$ , we show that the map   $C_{c}^{\infty }\,\left( G \right)\,\times \,C_{c}^{\infty }\,\left( G \right)\,\to \,C_{c}^{\infty }\,\left( G \right),\,\left( \gamma ,\,\eta\right)\mapsto \,\gamma \,*\,\eta $ taking a pair of test functions to their convolution, is continuous if and only if
 $C_{c}^{\infty }\,\left( G \right)\,\times \,C_{c}^{\infty }\,\left( G \right)\,\to \,C_{c}^{\infty }\,\left( G \right),\,\left( \gamma ,\,\eta\right)\mapsto \,\gamma \,*\,\eta $ taking a pair of test functions to their convolution, is continuous if and only if   $G$  is
 $G$  is   $\sigma -$ compact. More generally, consider
 $\sigma -$ compact. More generally, consider   $r,\,s,\,t\,\in {{\mathbb{N}}_{0}}\,\cup \,\left\{ \infty\right\}$  with
 $r,\,s,\,t\,\in {{\mathbb{N}}_{0}}\,\cup \,\left\{ \infty\right\}$  with   $t\,\le \,r\,+\,s$ , locally convex spaces
 $t\,\le \,r\,+\,s$ , locally convex spaces   ${{E}_{1}}\,,\,{{E}_{2}}$  and a continuous bilinear map
 ${{E}_{1}}\,,\,{{E}_{2}}$  and a continuous bilinear map   $b:\,{{E}_{1}}\,\times \,{{E}_{2}}\,\to \,F$  to a complete locally convex space
 $b:\,{{E}_{1}}\,\times \,{{E}_{2}}\,\to \,F$  to a complete locally convex space   $F$ . Let
 $F$ . Let  $\beta :\,C_{c}^{r}\,\left( G,\,{{E}_{1}} \right)\,\times \,C_{c}^{S}\,\left( G,\,{{E}_{2}} \right)\,\to$
 $\beta :\,C_{c}^{r}\,\left( G,\,{{E}_{1}} \right)\,\times \,C_{c}^{S}\,\left( G,\,{{E}_{2}} \right)\,\to$   $C_{c}^{t}\,\left( G,\,F \right),\,\left( \gamma ,\,\eta\right)\,\mapsto \,\gamma \,*\,b\,\eta$  be the associated convolution map. The main result is a characterization of those
 $C_{c}^{t}\,\left( G,\,F \right),\,\left( \gamma ,\,\eta\right)\,\mapsto \,\gamma \,*\,b\,\eta$  be the associated convolution map. The main result is a characterization of those   $\left( G,\,r,s,t,b \right)$  for which
 $\left( G,\,r,s,t,b \right)$  for which   $\beta$  is continuous. Convolution of compactly supported continuous functions on a locally compact group is also discussed as well as convolution of compactly supported
 $\beta$  is continuous. Convolution of compactly supported continuous functions on a locally compact group is also discussed as well as convolution of compactly supported   ${{L}^{1}}$ -functions and convolution of compactly supported Radon measures.
 ${{L}^{1}}$ -functions and convolution of compactly supported Radon measures.