Current LEOSA certification will expire...

Mine expired in March and since all the ranges are closed in NJ to qualify and nobody can give me any answer.
 
My LEOSA certification expires in June and my department has always set aside a day for retirees to qualify. My retired creds allow me to carry state wide, but we’ll see what happens once things return to normal.
 
State Fee

Here in NC, besides finding it difficult to find someone to administer the requisite FLEOA course, the state tacks on an additional fee for themselves. In effect, it amounts to a second concealed carry license over and above what you already have.

The course must be taught by a "police" firearms instructor, in effect, blocking firearms instructors on the federal level from administering the course.
 
federali said:
Here in NC, besides finding it difficult to find someone to administer the requisite FLEOA course, the state tacks on an additional fee for themselves. In effect, it amounts to a second concealed carry license over and above what you already have.

The course must be taught by a "police" firearms instructor, in effect, blocking firearms instructors on the federal level from administering the course.
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Other locales let civilian firearms instructors conduct the course. There are also a wide variety of courses for the qualification. The last time I qualified, I did so with officers of a local department. It was their qualification course. The times before, it was a much easier and simpler course. One must dig to find out about the quals. I'm lucky to have a buddy that is a retired local cop and he keeps me informed. I can't complain, because it costs me nothing and the officers who run the quals have been very accommodating to this old man. It would be nice to see things standardized though.
 
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Same situation here, we had two prospective range dates, the first one has been cancelled. KS is unique in that any law abiding citizen can carry, open or concealed without a permit. As I rarely leave the state, I can carry without LEOSA if I have to, but it needs to be handled properly and re-instated. That is the least government can do for all of us who risked our lives to keep society safe.
 
Thanks for the posting. I have received no information regarding retiree qualifications during the lockdown. I contacted a friend who is still active and he said all firearm qualifications for working officers have been suspended. I’m scheduled for a June renewal. I’ll call then and see what happens. We’re all on “standby for further information.”
 
According to our FOP the feds have granted an extension on the required qualification until Aug 1. I cannot confirm. The FOP is suppose to be sending out the info. That is the only place where I've heard it.
 
I have to admit I was wrong

I just got a telephone call from a staff member from Senator Thom Tillis' office in DC telling me that he received my E-Mail about LEOSA qualification and that he would personally speak to Senator Tillis about the issue. He left his direct number and told me to call with any further concerns.

On the other hand, Senator Burr must still be too busy interviewing for his after-term lobbying job to respond.
 
Thanks for this thread; I look forward to a resolution.

Luckily I qualified March 2nd, and my CCW is good for 4 more years (no charge for renewal, good for 5 years).
 
WCCPHD said:
I just got a telephone call from a staff member from Senator Thom Tillis' office in DC telling me that he received my E-Mail about LEOSA qualification and that he would personally speak to Senator Tillis about the issue. He left his direct number and told me to call with any further concerns.

On the other hand, Senator Burr must still be too busy interviewing for his after-term lobbying job to respond.
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Pretty much what I predicted in my earlier post. We may not always agree with Tillis, but at least he listens and responds.
 
I just emailed my representative asking to introduce or support legislation to extend our current qualification card. I know it is fruitless to email the two Dems in the Senate.
 
Been expired for a while. Since I retired 10 years ago, my department has had one qualification. I'm sure many other retired LE find their selves in the same boat.
 
Unless something has changed here in AZ in the last week or two, The AZ Highway Patrol (aka: AZDPS) Who is in charge of processing and issuing the LEOSA permits is still doing so. My agency is one of the few who provides live range & simulator qualifications for retired law-enforcement officers and we’re still providing the service when we have time.
 
MA has shut down all ranges, gun shops, etc. as "non-essential". They also decertified all of us who were certified by Mass State Police to run the LEOSA qualification class as well as the classes to qualify for a firearms license. It isn't likely that this will open up until late in the year at the earliest as the governor is a staunch anti-gun person. He's currently being sued in USDC but I doubt that it will be resolved before next year. My LEOSA cert expires at the end of July, so it would be nice if the Feds grant us an extension.
 
Well, nothing like making political hay during a health crisis. Thanks for keeping us posted on this, Len.

My LEOSA runs out at the end of July as well. Thankfully, I have my state permit to fall back on.
 
Fortunately here in No Idaho we are still able to quality for HR 218. The Sheriff is open to process renewals for all types of licenses.. They are not taking civilian new applications at this time. No permit is required for open or concealed carry for residents and non residents..
 
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Illinois update

Monday May 4th IROCC reopened and I secured my re qualification date.
 
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MA update. They agreed that if we had a teaching location outside of MA that was open, we could still run a LEOSA (or LTC) class. I belong to a club in Londonderry NH so I could teach there as long as I do it all outdoors (and we have no electricity on-site). I have a LEOSA cert class scheduled for a client in mid-June after he returns from his Winter home in SC.
 
Additionally, there was a Federal lawsuit filed against the state and the judge ruled that under very restrictive guidelines gun shops could re-open (NMT 4 transactions/hour however by appointment only). The judge was going to hear testimony on re-opening ranges on 5/29.

However, to head us off at the pass, the governor allowed gun ranges to re-open under a list of CV-19 requirements effective this week. So each gun club is trying to decide what to do. My thoughts are that my MA club won't allow classroom use, strictly the outdoor ranges (they are holding a special BOD meeting on Wednesday). So this will work for LEOSA but not any other class that I teach.
 
My agency just had our retirement qual. on Monday. I was a bit surprised to get the message, but pleasantly so.
 
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