Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act
Overview
Law of the United States
The law of the United States consists of many levels of codified and uncodified forms of law, of which the most important is the United States Constitution, the foundation of the federal government of the United States...
, enacted in 2004, that allows two classes of persons—the "qualified law enforcement officer
Police officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
" and the "qualified retired law enforcement officer" -- to carry a concealed firearm in any jurisdiction in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, regardless of any state or local law to the contrary, with certain exceptions.
The LEOSA was considered during the 108th Congress
108th United States Congress
The One Hundred Eighth United States Congress was the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 2003 to January 3, 2005, during the third and fourth years of George W. Bush's...
as H.R. 218.
If a person is recognized as a serving or retired law enforcement officer by the Act, then "notwithstanding any other provision of the law of any State or any political subdivision thereof", he or she may carry a concealed firearm in any state or political subdivision
Political divisions of the United States
The political units and divisions of the United States include:*The 50 states are subdivided into counties . The counties may be further subdivided into townships, or towns in New York and New England...
thereof.See Title 18, USC, Section 921, which defines "state" to also include the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
and U.S.
