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Novus Collectus
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Posted: Sun Apr 26th, 2009 10:40 pm |
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GWbiker wrote: Jared wrote: You may be covered under LEOSA. You may want to check into that. Many CO's are. The BOP qualifies. Go though 18 USC 926B. Read the section line by line, if you answer yes to those questions you qualify.
The answer to your question is that legally speaking, a Maryland permit is to "wear, transport, or carry" a handgun. It is not a CCW, concealment is not mandatory and the permit is only good for pistols, not for other weapons, although, you can carry any blade in maryland as long as it is in open view.
A basic requirement for an active or retired CO to be covered under LEOSA is "Powers of Arrest" under Peace Officer status. Not all state legislatures endow their corrections officers with Peace Officer status and P.O.A. while off duty.
Pennsylvania Correction Officers lobbied for Peace officer status in the late 90's, but such action was blocked by the Pennsylvania Fraternal Order of Police (FOP).
As I read it you just need powers of arrest when on duty. If you can arrest someone visiting and does something illegal, or who trespasses upon prison property, or even arrest someone in prison already, then as I read it you have arrest powers, period.
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GWbiker
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Posted: Sun Apr 26th, 2009 11:22 pm |
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Novus Collectus wrote: GWbiker wrote: Jared wrote: You may be covered under LEOSA. You may want to check into that. Many CO's are. The BOP qualifies. Go though 18 USC 926B. Read the section line by line, if you answer yes to those questions you qualify.
The answer to your question is that legally speaking, a Maryland permit is to "wear, transport, or carry" a handgun. It is not a CCW, concealment is not mandatory and the permit is only good for pistols, not for other weapons, although, you can carry any blade in maryland as long as it is in open view.
A basic requirement for an active or retired CO to be covered under LEOSA is "Powers of Arrest" under Peace Officer status. Not all state legislatures endow their corrections officers with Peace Officer status and P.O.A. while off duty.
Pennsylvania Correction Officers lobbied for Peace officer status in the late 90's, but such action was blocked by the Pennsylvania Fraternal Order of Police (FOP).
As I read it you just need powers of arrest when on duty. If you can arrest someone visiting and does something illegal, or who trespasses upon prison property, or even arrest someone in prison already, then as I read it you have arrest powers, period.
In Pennsylvania, Correction Officers did not have authority to arrest a civilian in the prison parking lot or a civilian trying to enter the institution with contraband. Armed outside security could detain said civilian in the parking area or inside the prison until local or state police arrived to effect an arrest, but these same armed CO's could not legally carry personal weapons on prison grounds.
Inmates found in violation of *serious* prison regulations (murder, escape, etc) were further detained inside the prison restricted housing unit, but they were charged with the serious crime by an outside authority -- usually the State Police. Trial was held at a local Magistrate office or County Court.
Here's a copy of Hr 18 for your more careful review....
http://www.aele.org/hr218specimen.html
Last edited on Sun Apr 26th, 2009 11:26 pm by GWbiker
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