Date: 16 Jan 1995 07:15:29 -0800
From: "Johann Opitz" <Johann_Opitz@smtp.svl.trw.com>
Subject: HR218- 1995 Community Prote
To: "Firearms Alert" <firearms-alert@shell.portal.com>

Reposted from t.p.g --

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HR 218 IH

                               104th CONGRESS

                                1st Session

                                 H. R. 218

To amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current and
former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of
concealed handguns.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 4, 1995

Mr. Cunningham (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland,
Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Condit, Mr. Crane, Mr.
Doolittle, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Inglis of South
Carolina, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paxon,
Mr. Portman, Mr. Schaefer, and Mr. Solomon) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                   A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current and
former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of
concealed handguns.

     Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
     States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the `1995 Community Protection Initiative'.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF QUALIFIED CURRENT AND FORMER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
FROM STATE LAWS PROHIBITING THE CARRYING OF CONCEALED HANDGUNS.

     (a) In General: Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended
     by inserting after section 926A the following:

`Sec. 926B. Carrying of concealed handguns by qualified current and former
law enforcement officers

     `(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law of any State or
     any political subdivision thereof, an individual who is a qualified
     law enforcement officer or a qualified former law enforcement officer
     and who is carrying appropriate written identification of such status
     may carry a concealed handgun.

     `(b) As used in this section:

          `(1) The term `qualified law enforcement officer' means an
          officer, agent, or employee of a public agency who--

               `(A) is a law enforcement officer;

               `(B) is authorized by the agency to carry a firearm in the
               course of duty; and

               `(C) is not the subject of any disciplinary action by the
               agency; and

               `(D) meets such requirements as have been established by the
               agency with respect to firearms .

          `(2) The term `qualified former law enforcement officer' means an
          individual who--

               `(A) retired from service with a public agency as a law
               enforcement officer, other than for reasons of mental
               disability; and

               `(B) immediately before such retirement, was a qualified law
               enforcement officer;

               `(C) has a nonforfeitable right to benefits under the
               retirement plan of the agency;

               `(D) meets such requirements as have been established by the
               State in which the individual resides with respect to
               training in the use of firearms ; and

               `(E) is not prohibited by Federal law from receiving a
               firearm .

          `(3) The term `law enforcement officer' means an individual
          authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention,
          detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of law,
          and includes corrections, probation, parole, and judicial
          officers.

          `(4) The term `appropriate written identification' means, with
          respect to an individual, a document which--

               `(A) was issued to the individual by the public agency with
               which the individual serves or served as a law enforcement
               officer; and

               `(B) identifies the holder of the document as a current or
               former officer, agent, or employee of the agency.'.

     (b) Clerical Amendment: The table of sections for such chapter is
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 926A the
     following:

          `926B. Carrying of concealed handguns by qualified current and
          former law enforcement officers.'.

     (c) Effective Date: The amendments made by this section shall take
     effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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