Implementing
the
Law
Enforcement Officers
Safety Act
of 2004
Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvement Act
of 2010
as per the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
This federal law
exempts qualified active and retired law enforcement
officers from local and State prohibitions on the carrying
of concealed firearms while off-duty across state lines.
Who is Eligible to Carry Concealed Firearms Under this Law?
Qualified
active or retired law enforcement officer (and others who
are not specifically retired law enforcement officers)
who is carrying the proper
identification and has qualified with the agency from which
retired or according to regulations of the state of current
residence, may carry a
concealed firearm across state lines. However, private
citizens are allowed to prohibit the possession of a
concealed firearm on their property. A State can restrict
the possession of a concealed weapon on its property (i.e.
park, school, building, etc.).
Therefore, to carry a concealed firearm under LEOSA, a
retired USSS SA must have:
Are you a
“Qualified Law Enforcement Officer?”
A
“qualified law enforcement officer” means an employee of a
governmental agency who:
-
is authorized by law to engage in or supervise the
prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of,
or the incarceration of any person for, any violation of
law, and has statutory powers of arrest;
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is authorized by the agency to carry a firearm;
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is not the subject of any disciplinary action by the
agency;
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meets standards established by the agency which require
the employee to regularly qualify in the use of a
firearm;
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is not under the influence of alcohol or another
intoxicating or hallucinatory drug or substance;
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is not prohibited by Federal law from receiving a
firearm.
A
Qualified
Retired
Law
Enforcement
Officer is an individual
who:
-
retired in good standing from service with a public
agency as a law enforcement officer for reasons other
than mental insanity;
-
was a USSS SA (before retirement was authorized by law
to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection,
investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarceration
of any person for, any violation of law, and had
statutory powers of arrest)
-
is not otherwise prohibited from owning or carrying
firearms,
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is not under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
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is in possession a valid current retired USSS I.D.
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have qualified within a year according to regulations of
the state in which the agent currently resides.
Valid USSS ID
Complete instructions will be
sent immediately upon registering successfully for a
firearms qualification course.
Initially, you must submit an
SSF 4037 to USSS. Then, you must notify the USSS of
your participation annually via the
SSF 4073B.
Registration functions are administered by SA Sam
Kolb, email address
sam.kolb@usss.dhs.gov,
or mail it to him.
USSS keeps a record of all active USSS QRLEO participants
and to be authorized, you must be on the record currently.
If you do not possess a
USSS Firearms Identification Card,
you must schedule a personal
appearance for a digital photograph. You
may telephone him at the
WFO Ops
Center at (202) 406-8800 to schedule an appointment.
*Your continued eligibility" certification attests that you
have not become excluded from eligibility under 18 USC 926C
and 922(g) and (n) - (exclusions relating to felony
convictions, fugitive status, domestic violence, mental
health adjudications, etc,)
It is also important to repeat that your production of a
USSS Employee Firearms ID Card does not in itself authorize
you to carry a firearm under LEOSA.
Every criminal justice officer required to carry a firearm
in the performance of duty shall qualify annually using the
applicable firearms course set forth below.
(We
use the "Virginia 50 Round Tactical Qualification
Course for Revolvers and Semi-automatic Pistols" as our
choice of the courses specified by Virginia DCJS.)
Annual range qualification shall include a review of issues
/ policy relating to:
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weapons safety,
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nomenclature,
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maintenance and
-
use of force
Additionally we
discuss liability, avoiding criminal and civil actions,
developed case law, and personal detection, prevention, and attack management tactics.
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