Close LEO friend keeps a 38 in the car he slips in his pocket depending. I always have my auto on my belt so if were tgether general rule is it his tha fan he gets the auto and I get the heck outta doodge while calling for help. If not possible I take the shot. Guess he figures its better for him to shoot bein LEO and court hassle. Should he carry all the time IMO yes but hes lazzy lol
Do most ex LEOs carry if they can?
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Joe Demko
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Many retired cops and state troopers I know don't. Basically, you might say they had enough of carrying guns while on the job.
Retired officers can carry under the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 but it entails more than just simply "having your ID". First you must read the law to ensure you qualify as law enforcement and you must complete firearms qualification. Without meeting all the requirements of the law you aren't carrying legally.
Deanimator
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Some places, like Chicago, make it as difficult as humanly possible.
Daley doesn't respect any OTHER law, why expect him to respect LEOSA?
Daley doesn't respect any OTHER law, why expect him to respect LEOSA?
hhb
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I'm a retired LEO and carry 24/7. I live in an area where I still run into people and families of people that I helped sent to prison. I do the H.R. qualification once a year, and my dept furnishes the ammo for both semi-autos and revolvers. I carry my retired dept ID, and the dept issued H.R. 218 annual qualification ID that also has a photo.
I'm a retired LEO and carry 24/7. I live in an area where I still run into people and families of people that I helped sent to prison. I do the H.R. qualification once a year, and my dept furnishes the ammo for both semi-autos and revolvers. I carry my retired dept ID, and the dept issued H.R. 218 annual qualification ID that also has a photo.
The thread makes me think of one of the last paragraphs in Lt. Col. Dave Grossman's chapter "On Sheep, Wolves and Sheepdogs";
"If you are a warrior who is legally authorized to carry a weapon and you step outside without that weapon, then you become a sheep, pretending that the bad man will not come today. No one can be “on” 24/7 for a lifetime. Everyone needs down time. But if you are authorized to carry a weapon, and you walk outside without it, just take a deep breath, and say this to yourself... “Baa.”"
I have been surprised by how many LEO's know little to nothing about guns, including the one they carry. It would seem, if you are willingly going to go into harms way, that the tool which may save your life would be a tool you wanted to know everything about.
"If you are a warrior who is legally authorized to carry a weapon and you step outside without that weapon, then you become a sheep, pretending that the bad man will not come today. No one can be “on” 24/7 for a lifetime. Everyone needs down time. But if you are authorized to carry a weapon, and you walk outside without it, just take a deep breath, and say this to yourself... “Baa.”"
I have been surprised by how many LEO's know little to nothing about guns, including the one they carry. It would seem, if you are willingly going to go into harms way, that the tool which may save your life would be a tool you wanted to know everything about.
hardluk1
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All leo's i know all carry off duty,mainly there backups but they carry.
Joe Demko
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Grossman and the whole sheepdog analogy need a stake pounded through them and burial in unhallowed ground.
wasn't able to/chose not to stay in it long enough to be a 'retired' (financial reasons) but i am an EX.
while i was active LE, i always carried concealed pff duty when i ventured away from the homestead. my commision card was my concealed carry card. actually, i was expected by the state to be armed if in public.
while on the homestead, then and now, i'm closer to a weapon than you are to me. if away from home, i have a concealed weapon in my vehicle, off my person but closer to my hand than you are to me.
i really have to save up my nickels and dimes for a CCW. my state has reciprocity with most that honor reciprocity.
while i was active LE, i always carried concealed pff duty when i ventured away from the homestead. my commision card was my concealed carry card. actually, i was expected by the state to be armed if in public.
while on the homestead, then and now, i'm closer to a weapon than you are to me. if away from home, i have a concealed weapon in my vehicle, off my person but closer to my hand than you are to me.
i really have to save up my nickels and dimes for a CCW. my state has reciprocity with most that honor reciprocity.
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