An Act Regarding a Retired Law Enforcement Officer Carrying a Concealed Handgun without a Permit
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2001-A, sub-§2, ¶I, as repealed and replaced by PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. A, §24, is amended to read:
(1) Photographic identification issued by the law enforcement agency from which the person retired from service as a law enforcement officer that indicates that the person has, not less recently than one year before the date the person carries the concealed handgun, been tested or otherwise found by that agency to meet the standards established by that agency for training and qualification for an active law enforcement officer to carry a handgun of the same type as the concealed handgun; or
(2) Photographic identification issued by the law enforcement agency from which the person retired from service as a law enforcement officer and a certification issued by the state in which the person resides that indicates that the person has, not less recently than one year before the date the person carries the concealed handgun, been tested or otherwise found by that state to meet the standards established by that state for training and qualification for an active law enforcement officer to carry a handgun of the same type as the concealed handgun.
summary
This bill amends the requirements for a retired law enforcement officer to carry a concealed handgun without a permit by adding that the retired law enforcement officer must have completed the firearms basic training course at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy or equivalent training requirements and removes the requirement for training within a year of possessing the handgun.