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ilbob · March 22, 2009, 11:15 AM

The law is somewhat poorly written, besides being blatantly unconstitutional.

Its quite likely that there are tens of thousands of people who are considered LEOs under HR218 who are not permitted by their own states to carry as a LEO. They may well have legal authority to do so, but could well be in violation of their own employer's rules, which could get them in hot water.

I seem to recall there was at least one case where someone got arrested for carrying under this law (maybe a coast guardsman?) and was eventually cleared of the charges but faced disciplinary action from his agency.

March 22, 2009, 11:15 AM	#9
ilbob Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2006 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 515	The law is somewhat poorly written, besides being blatantly unconstitutional. Its quite likely that there are tens of thousands of people who are considered LEOs under HR218 who are not permitted by their own states to carry as a LEO. They may well have legal authority to do so, but could well be in violation of their own employer's rules, which could get them in hot water. I seem to recall there was at least one case where someone got arrested for carrying under this law (maybe a coast guardsman?) and was eventually cleared of the charges but faced disciplinary action from his agency. __________________ bob Disclaimers: I am not a lawyer, cop, soldier, gunsmith, politician, plumber, electrician, or a professional practitioner of many of the other things I comment on in this forum.