OK here I go ...
what is a Federal Concealed Weapons Permit.
What good will it do?
where do you get one?
Where do you find info on it?
I understand Dc requires one, but man it must be a closly guarded secret...
I don't know where you got your information, but there currently is no such thing. The only people who can carry anywhere in the U.S. are current and retired law enforcement officers certified by their agencies.
I seriously doubt that. Not if it's handled correctly. The last federal reciprocity attempt merely stated that all states should recognize other states' permits. And I think there was some provision for working Wisconsin and Illinois into the system, even though they don't issue permits, nor do they allow lawful concealed carry.The last thng any of us want is a fedral CCw permit, or really, even federally recognized reciprocity. The stae government, or in most cases, the county sheriff(as in NC) currently issue ccw permits. If the feds stick their nose in it, you may wind up with "may issue", instead of "shall issue". Ask anyone who lives in a "may issue state if they think it is a good idea.
Fedral reciprocity will almost certqinly come at the cost of a fedrally recognized training class, and fedrally licensed instructors.
"The only people who can carry anywhere in the U.S. are current and retired law enforcement officers certified by their agencies." That gave me hope so I Googled the idea (3 hours of searching 100's of near misses or bogus ads for CCW badges) and found that it is not a carte-blanch catch-all even for those LEO's, the officer must be acting on duty in an area he she can be with a gun, after perps or following a case with the right warrants and jurisdictions, and as for retired, he/she is no longer on any case or manhunt, so I don't think that is true and ask some other patron to clarify that for me.
Question on that so a retired LEO does have a federal concealed carry permit for a pistol for the rest of their lives, and wherever the wind blows them, even DC & with no requirement to recert? I hope I am tracking. Learning more with each post.Canis-Lupus
...the officer must be acting on duty in an area he she can be with a gun, after perps or following a case with the right warrants and jurisdictions,
and as for retired, he/she is no longer on any case or manhunt, so I don't think that is true and ask some other patron to clarify that for me.
Canis-Lupus
I could be wrong here but I believe New York City does not allow any police, anyway shape or form to carry unless they have a NYC permit OR are on official business.
Can not remember where I read that. But it seems to be consistant with most I have heard about the place.
You have to be politically connected to get a NYC permit. Most know that some of the most anti-gun politicans are the few to get permits. GO FIGURE!
I could be wrong here but I believe New York City does not allow any police, anyway shape or form to carry unless they have a NYC permit OR are on official business.
Can not remember where I read that. But it seems to be consistant with most I have heard about the place.
You have to be politically connected to get a NYC permit. Most know that some of the most anti-gun politicans are the few to get permits. GO FIGURE!
We had that problem here in Texas a few years back when NYPD would not allow officers to carry while up there. I think we returned the favor, which made a few NY cops mad when they tried to carry down here. Oh well what goes round comes round.
I could be wrong here but I believe New York City does not allow any police, anyway shape or form to carry unless they have a NYC permit OR are on official business.
Can not remember where I read that. But it seems to be consistant with most I have heard about the place.
You have to be politically connected to get a NYC permit. Most know that some of the most anti-gun politicans are the few to get permits. GO FIGURE!
That's the way it should be. As far as I'm concerned, if NYC officers try to carry anywhere outside NYC, arrest and prosecute them. Like you said, what goes around, comes around.
After reviewing LEOSA, I have noticed a few requirements for it to be applicable:
--for current LEO's they may carry state to state, but they MUST have their police identification with them while carrying;
--for retired LEO's, they must have been LEO's for 15 years, must have been authorized to carry during that time, must have had power of arrest all that time, must have an identification card issued by their previously employing department, and must be "certified" by their previously employing police department.
--Also for retired LEO's, the identification/certification is not a one-time, permanent thing. They must requalify at least once every 12 months. This they must do at their own expense, as there is no provision for federal funds to cover this cost.
--in either case, out-of-state LEO's and retired LEO's may only carry where it is legal to do so under state law; LEOSA does not preempt laws that prohibit carrying in certain places, such as courthouses, certain government properties, and private properties that refuse weapons on the premises.