Originally Posted by ispcapt

....You're a retired/separated LEO but your agency doesn't issue an ID card. You decide you're going to carry anyway. Carrying without a photo ID card does not meet the requirements in LEOSA therefore you are not protected by LEOSA. Now you're involved in a shooting. It doesn't matter what friendly LEO shows up. You aren't covered by LEOSA because you didn't meet ALL the requirements of LEOSA. Therefore, you're carrying the gun illegally. You've just jammed yourself up both criminally and civilly. Guess what you're going to be doing the next few years of your retirement? It sure won't be fishing, traveling, and playing golf.