LEOSA

Follow this page to keep track of news and expert analysis on the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), a federal law that allows qualified active and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed firearm in any jurisdiction in the United States, regardless of state or local laws, with certain exceptions. Keep updated on the LEOSA Reform Act, plan for traveling with your concealed carry firearm, find out why you need LEOSA insurance and check out seven things cops need to know about carrying when retired.

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What the LEOSA Reform Act might mean for active and retired officers
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The LEOSA Reform Act would expand where current and retired officers can carry a concealed firearm
How cops will be affected by new gun laws in 2019
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Many new restrictions will impact law enforcement officers
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Off-duty carry: Warriors in guardian clothing
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The public needs to understand the benefit of having armed off-duty and qualified retired LEOs around whenever possible
10 great concealed carry firearms
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Thinking about purchasing a new gun for concealed carry? There's an option on this list for anyone
4 LEOSA cases and what they mean for your concealed carry
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Many people make the mistake of thinking they're protected by LEOSA — don't let that be you
Carrying while retired: 7 things cops need to know
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Here are seven things you need to think about as you begin to carry as a retired officer
Retired police as force multipliers: The LEOSA effect
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Retired police officers can be force multipliers when it comes to protecting communities
Blue Hawaii: Some states make CCW under LEOSA tough for cops
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My trip to Hawaii illustrates how some states do not give LEOSA-armed officers such a warm welcome
NYPD changed dramatically with LEOSA
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Ground Zero has jail-style lock boxes at the checkpoint for visiting officers to secure their handguns (but they didn't always)
What Reserve Deputy Vaughan can teach you about off duty carry
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Deputy Mark Vaughan is a card-carrying sheepdog who saved Traci Johnson’s life by shooting someone who was actively trying to kill her
Off-duty carry: Flying with firearms
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The airlines are perfectly comfortable with guns in checked baggage — they deal with them all the time — but you do need to understand the process and prepare your gear
Making police ID cards secure
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As with many other things, the biggest obstacles to having a standardized police ID are political, not financial, or technological
A source for LEOSA legal info
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In a recent article which mentioned LEOSA (H.R.218) concealed carry issues, I complained of not knowing a single, good source of LEOSA facts. Attorney Steve Manion of New Jersey emailed me after re...
Concealed carry: Where and when?
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A couple of months back, Dan Marcou penned a piece here on Police1 related to retiree concealed carry under the Law Enforcement Officer’s Safety Act. I won’t repeat his valuable information here, b...