ColtPythonElite
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Thank you for what you are doing, Steve in PA
I don't charge any of the retired officers I qualify/certify for LEOSA. I've seen some instructors in my area charge anywhere from $50-$150 for the certification.
My group is small, about a dozen retired officers, some from PA, some from out of state. They cover a wide range; local cops, state, out of state prison guards and a few Feds. I enjoy going to the range and it gives me practice at instructing,
Like I said, I don't charge, but the guys will pitch in and throw a few bucks my way. Qualified one guy, a retired NY Corrections Officer. After qualifying him, we were collecting our gear and he asked about cost. I said, none....I do it as a courtesy. When I got into my vehicle, I found he had thrown $40 on the seat.
I use it, and have done so since I retired in '09. Yeah, it costs for the yearly qualification, but being able to travel and visit while carrying concealed through all the Mid-Atlantic states, i.e., MD, NJ, NY, and NE states, CT, MA, etc., make it well worth while as far as I'm concerned. Some of them do not accept anyone else's license.
I believe excluding correction officers and MP's was a mistake. They've revised it once, perhaps on the next go around they will be added.
Amen. Some animals are more equal than others it seems.I am strongly opposed to" legal for you,illegal for them" based on whoever signed your paycheck,sprinkled you with Fairy Dust and Touched You With The Magic Wand Of Vaunted Public Safety Professionals on principle.
As others have stated,its an unequal carve out,sold by claiming " it's all we can do right now politically"... " All we can do right now politically" has become the way nothing ever seems to be done for the rest of us-those whose knowledge, experience and training may overlap...but you know what? Even if someone had NO experience(military or otherwise)it's a Bill of RIGHTS-not the Letter Of Kiss My Sacred Seal.
I obviously agree,but I DO understand the individual covered under LEOSA availing themselves of the benefit not available to the rest. I have contempt for those who truly have the " Im SPECIAL!" /"SELECTED not merely HIRED" mindset,and utter dislike for the elected /appointed officials who use the carveouts as a wedge .... Hopefully,probably not soon;but at SOME point we'll go back to a standard that no longer" qualifies" a natural right.Amen. Some animals are more equal than others it seems.
I am strongly opposed to" legal for you,illegal for them" based on whoever signed your paycheck,sprinkled you with Fairy Dust and Touched You With The Magic Wand Of Vaunted Public Safety Professionals on principle.
As others have stated,its an unequal carve out,sold by claiming " it's all we can do right now politically"... " All we can do right now politically" has become the way nothing ever seems to be done for the rest of us-those whose knowledge, experience and training may overlap...but you know what? Even if someone had NO experience(military or otherwise)it's a Bill of RIGHTS-not the Letter Of Kiss My Sacred Seal.