HB218 Regarding Retired Peace Officers

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The link below is regarding HB218 as it pertains to retired Peace Officers in the United States. If your a retired Peace Officer you might want to familiarize yourself with this legislation!

http://www.fop.net/legislative/issues/hr218/hr218faq.pdf

 

[dwever]

Interesting post. I am wondering the status of fully sworn reserve peace officers with arrest powers relative to this law. For example, as a reserve FL Hwy Patrol, you can retire after a certain period of time.

 

[armadillo]

The actual law is: 18 USC 926C. Look up the current wording because it has been amended.

 

[The Big D]

Very old 'news.'

Thanks for your initial post and welcome, but LEOSA has been law for more than ten (10) years and it is doubtful any retired LEO is unaware of it.

Also, there are myriad LEOSA posts that can be found in the concealed carry section of this Forum.

Be safe.

 

[Old TexMex]

Thanks for your initial post and welcome, but LEOSA has been law for more than ten (10) years and it is doubtful any retired LEO is unaware of it.

Also, there are myriad LEOSA posts that can be found in the concealed carry section of this Forum.

Be safe.

January 2013. Thank you for your moderation.

 

[The Big D]

Did I miss something?

January 2013. Thank you for your moderation.

I suspect this is not a compliment. Did I miss something or make an error?

Be safe.

 

[KAC]

The official name of the law is:
Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004, or LEOSA 2004.
It has been in effect for 11 years.
There have been occasional ammendments since then.

 

[shotgun693]

Texas has basically the same law except that they require firearm qualification once a year. I have a friend who does CHL classes and I just shot with them.

 

[Doug M.]

Interesting post. I am wondering the status of fully sworn reserve peace officers with arrest powers relative to this law. For example, as a reserve FL Hwy Patrol, you can retire after a certain period of time.

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That was my status here. I actually did the research and the (7 page) memo that convinced my agency to provide the retired IDs to the reserves who left with more than 10 years of service. Some of the analysis is state law dependent; the federal law does not address this issue.

 

[Expo2248]

Thanks for the link on 218- it reminded me to review the rules once in a while.

 

[WC145]

Texas has basically the same law except that they require firearm qualification once a year. I have a friend who does CHL classes and I just shot with them.

Unlike anything the state of TX offers, LEOSA allows active, retired, and separated LEOs with a minimum of 10 years total service to carry concealed in all 50 states and the US territories such as Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. LEOSA supercedes state law in that it does away with the requirement for a state concealed carry permit for those that fall under it. Annual qualification is required.

I'm shocked that after 11 years any active or retired LEO has not heard of this law. Expanding it may be the one positive thing Obama has done in is 7 years in office.

 

[AZretired]

I've been carrying under LEOSA since I retired in '06. I don't mind the yearly qual but my wife and I like to travel and being home to qualify each year gets to be a pain.

 

[Jim1392]

When they passed LEOSA I didn't even bother to apply. The yearly qualification and the cost didn't make any sense for me. My NC CHP costs $90.00 and is good for five years. And the few States that won't honor my North Carolina CHP arn't anyplace I want to go anyway.

 

[Old TexMex]

2013 was when the officers under the military code of justice were included, also AMTRAK police and other railway special agents.(over 3000 railway agents in 14 states)

 

[Muley Gil]

I've been carrying under LEOSA since I retired in '06. I don't mind the yearly qual but my wife and I like to travel and being home to qualify each year gets to be a pain.

I retired from a PD in Alabama in 2001 and moved back home to Virginia. Virginia provides the re-cert to ALL LEO residents, regardless of where they did their po-leecing.

 

[BUFF]

We refer to the annual qualifications here as "Geezer shoots."

I really hoped that this law would lead to the same rights being granted to any American adult legally qualified to own a handgun, but I am not holding my breath until that day arrives.

 

[Smith61]

2013 was when the officers under the military code of justice were included, also AMTRAK police and other railway special agents.(over 3000 railway agents in 14 states)

More accurately, both Military AND civilian uniformed police in the DoD were specifically identified as qualified L.E. under the statute. Basically it now encompasses any of the Executive branch cops like U.S. Mint police, DoD cops, VA Police, and AMTRAK.

 

[armadillo]

We just did our annual re-qual this week. We had over 20 shooters -some of them in their 80's - and they all can still shoot.

TX law enforcement minimum qualification is from 15 yds and closer. I shot it without using the sights and still got all 50 rounds on a B-27 target.

 

[WuzzFuzz]

Question on yearly re-qualification.

First of all, in the state I live in, we have open carry.So the re-qualify for open carry does not apply to me....As long as I open carry. (No I don't walk down the street with a gun hanging from my hip).

So if I now chose to go concealed...does the re-qualification apply to the standards of my original police standards, or would it apply to what ever the going CCW standards would be of of a CCW course provided by a civilian provider?

Strange, that this legislation would make a person return to his home state to re-qualify...As I read the legislation, I didn't see that, that is a requirement.

WuzzFuzz

 

[The Big D]

State in which you live or your past organization.

Per LEOSA, for retirees (or otherwise covered) NOT active duty, you MUST qualify in the state in which you CURRENTLY reside or qualify with the organization from which you separated.

BTW, open carry is not addressed per LEOSA.

Be safe.

Question on yearly re-qualification.

First of all, in the state I live in, we have open carry.So the re-qualify for open carry does not apply to me....As long as I open carry. (No I don't walk down the street with a gun hanging from my hip).

So if I now chose to go concealed...does the re-qualification apply to the standards of my original police standards, or would it apply to what ever the going CCW standards would be of of a CCW course provided by a civilian provider?

Strange, that this legislation would make a person return to his home state to re-qualify...As I read the legislation, I didn't see that, that is a requirement.

WuzzFuzz