Post by Gunnails on Nov 11, 2015 16:01:52 GMT -5
I know there are some retired military and law enforcement officers on this board, so in the spirit of keeping them up to speed I am posting the most recent amendment to the law.
Also posting a link that covers the law mostly entirely.
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www.fop.net/legislative/issues/hr218/hr218faq.pdf
The most recent amendment to LEOSA further clarifies that former law enforcement officers
employed by the U.S. Department of Defense who may not have been deemed as having “statutory
powers of arrest,” but who do have the authority, under the Uniform Code of Military Justice
(UCMJ), to apprehend suspects, meet the definition of “qualified law enforcement officer.”
Qualified retired law enforcement officers must carry the photographic identification issued by the
agency for which they were employed and have now separated.
An officer separating from service with his agency who has been officially found by a qualified
medical professional employed by the agency to be unqualified for continued service for reasons
related to mental health and, for that reason is not issued the photographic identification described
above and in the statute, is not a qualified retired law enforcement officer as described in 18 USC
926C. Similarly, an officer who has entered into an agreement with the agency from which he is
separating which acknowledges that the officer is not qualified under 18 USC 926C for reasons
related to mental health and for these reasons will not receive or accept the photographic
identification described above is not a qualified retired law enforcement officer as described in 18
USC 926C.
In addition to carrying the photographic identification issued by the agency for which they were
employed or were separated, the qualified retired law enforcement officer must also carry
documentation which certifies that they have met, within the most recent twelve month period, the
active duty law enforcement standards for qualification for a firearm of the same type as the one
they intend to carry.
The standard the qualified retired law enforcement officer must meet is that of his former agency,
that of the State in which he resides, or in the absence of State standards—or the recognition
thereof—the standards of any law enforcement agency in the State in which the qualified retired
law enforcement officer and the certified firearms instructor resides.
This document which certifies that the qualified retired law enforcement officer has met the
standards described above must be issued by the retired officer’s former agency, by the State in
which he lives, or by a certified firearms instructor that is qualified to conduct a firearms
qualification test for active duty officers within that State.
Also posting a link that covers the law mostly entirely.
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www.fop.net/legislative/issues/hr218/hr218faq.pdf
The most recent amendment to LEOSA further clarifies that former law enforcement officers
employed by the U.S. Department of Defense who may not have been deemed as having “statutory
powers of arrest,” but who do have the authority, under the Uniform Code of Military Justice
(UCMJ), to apprehend suspects, meet the definition of “qualified law enforcement officer.”
Qualified retired law enforcement officers must carry the photographic identification issued by the
agency for which they were employed and have now separated.
An officer separating from service with his agency who has been officially found by a qualified
medical professional employed by the agency to be unqualified for continued service for reasons
related to mental health and, for that reason is not issued the photographic identification described
above and in the statute, is not a qualified retired law enforcement officer as described in 18 USC
926C. Similarly, an officer who has entered into an agreement with the agency from which he is
separating which acknowledges that the officer is not qualified under 18 USC 926C for reasons
related to mental health and for these reasons will not receive or accept the photographic
identification described above is not a qualified retired law enforcement officer as described in 18
USC 926C.
In addition to carrying the photographic identification issued by the agency for which they were
employed or were separated, the qualified retired law enforcement officer must also carry
documentation which certifies that they have met, within the most recent twelve month period, the
active duty law enforcement standards for qualification for a firearm of the same type as the one
they intend to carry.
The standard the qualified retired law enforcement officer must meet is that of his former agency,
that of the State in which he resides, or in the absence of State standards—or the recognition
thereof—the standards of any law enforcement agency in the State in which the qualified retired
law enforcement officer and the certified firearms instructor resides.
This document which certifies that the qualified retired law enforcement officer has met the
standards described above must be issued by the retired officer’s former agency, by the State in
which he lives, or by a certified firearms instructor that is qualified to conduct a firearms
qualification test for active duty officers within that State.
