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Originally Posted by 10mmauto
What?
I've had my NY State permit since 1981. I've never heard of a NY State sheriff posse. I've also never heard of a civilian carrying under H.R. 218. But maybe I've been living under a rock?
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I've never heard the term posse being used either. In Westchester County they have the County DPS(police) and also an "auxiliary" unit, the Sheriff's Dept. My BIL is the Chief of the Sheriff Dept(non paid position).The Sheriffs are non- paid, and supplement the DPS, working parades, road closures, local town fairs, etc etc.
After 10 years, yes, you can "retire" from the Sheriff Dept and be issued an ID, which says "Retired Westchester County DPS". A member on this forum has such an ID, he showed it to me about 6 months ago.
No mention of career cop or volunteer cop, so I'm guessing you'd be covered under LEOSA, if you go thru the quals.