Legal and Political Resources

[8Cyl Firebird]

I am going to be slowly adding resources to this page. Enjoy and if you have any suggestions post them up. I will add them to the list and put that you submitted it, then I'll remove your post to keep this thread clean and tidy. Thanks everyone. :)

OSBI Self Defense Act Licensing (http://www.osbi.state.ok.us/PublicServices/SDA.htm)

Oklahoma Self Defense Act .pdf Version - Need Adobe Acrobat Reader (http://www.osbi.state.ok.us/PublicS...awbook_2005.pdf)

Oklahoma Self Defense Act .html version - Can view with Internet Explorer (http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:syVG5ItXycQJ:www.osbi.state.ok.us/PublicServices/SDA/SDA_Lawbook_2005.pdf+OK+Self+Defense+Act+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8)

A gun Law Forum
http://www.gunlawnews.org/phpBB2/index.php

[okie of crosstimbers]

Anyone know of any one stop sites for case law dealing with firearms, and with law enforcement use of force, arrest, search & seizure?

[Nanotech9]

OSBI WEBSITE with newer links to 2007 material... (http://www.ok.gov/osbi/Concealed_Weapons_Licensing/index.html)

[don retired officer]

I have a CCW from Oklahoma as a retired officer. Since I now have a California drivers license,(yes, I now live in CA) does anyone know if the license would be recognized as valid anywhere?

[Crosstimbers Okie]

It's doubtful that it's valid anywhere. Oklahoma doesn't issue non-resident permits. You are not an Oklahoma Resident. You could go here and get a non-resident license: http://licgweb.doacs.state.fl.us/weapons/index.html . But California will not honor it.

As a retired LEO you are covered by the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004. The trick is that to be covered by that federal statute you must qualify annually to the state's standards for LEOs in the state you are in.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c108:5:./temp/~c108Tm1kMU::

Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (Enrolled as Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate)

--H.R.218--

H.R.218


One Hundred Eighth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four

An Act

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 `Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004'.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF QUALIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM STATE LAWS PROHIBITING THE CARRYING OF CONCEALED FIREARMS.

(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 firearms by qualified 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 and who is carrying the identification required by subsection (d) may carry a concealed firearm that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, subject to subsection (b).

`(b) This section shall not be construed to supersede or limit the laws of any State that--

`(1) permit private persons or entities to prohibit or restrict the possession of concealed firearms on their property; or

`(2) prohibit or restrict the possession of firearms on any State or local government property, installation, building, base, or park.

`(c) As used in this section, the term `qualified law enforcement officer' means an employee of a governmental agency who--

`(1) is authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law, and has statutory powers of arrest;

`(2) is authorized by the agency to carry a firearm;

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

`(4) meets standards, if any, established by the agency which require the employee to regularly qualify in the use of a firearm;

`(5) is not under the influence of alcohol or another intoxicating or hallucinatory drug or substance; and

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

`(d) The identification required by this subsection is the photographic identification issued by the governmental agency for which the individual is employed as a law enforcement officer.

`(e) As used in this section, the term `firearm' does not include--

`(1) any machinegun (as defined in section 5845 of the National Firearms Act);

`(2) any firearm silencer (as defined in section 921 of this title); and

`(3) any destructive device (as defined in section 921 of this title).'.

(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 firearms by qualified law enforcement officers.'.

SEC. 3. EXEMPTION OF QUALIFIED RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM STATE LAWS PROHIBITING THE CARRYING OF CONCEALED FIREARMS.

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

`Sec. 926C. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired 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 retired law enforcement officer and who is carrying the identification required by subsection (d) may carry a concealed firearm that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, subject to subsection (b).

`(b) This section shall not be construed to supersede or limit the laws of any State that--

`(1) permit private persons or entities to prohibit or restrict the possession of concealed firearms on their property; or

`(2) prohibit or restrict the possession of firearms on any State or local government property, installation, building, base, or park.

`(c) As used in this section, the term `qualified retired law enforcement officer' means an individual who--

`(1) retired in good standing from service with a public agency as a law enforcement officer, other than for reasons of mental instability;

`(2) before such retirement, was authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law, and had statutory powers of arrest;

`(3)(A) before such retirement, was regularly employed as a law enforcement officer for an aggregate of 15 years or more; or

`(B) retired from service with such agency, after completing any applicable probationary period of such service, due to a service-connected disability, as determined by such agency;

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

`(5) during the most recent 12-month period, has met, at the expense of the individual, the State's standards for training and qualification for active law enforcement officers to carry firearms;

`(6) is not under the influence of alcohol or another intoxicating or hallucinatory drug or substance; and

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

`(d) The identification required by this subsection is--

`(1) a photographic identification issued by the agency from which the individual retired from service as a law enforcement officer that indicates that the individual has, not less recently than one year before the date the individual is carrying the concealed firearm, been tested or otherwise found by the agency to meet the standards established by the agency for training and qualification for active law enforcement officers to carry a firearm of the same type as the concealed firearm; or

`(2)(A) a photographic identification issued by the agency from which the individual retired from service as a law enforcement officer; and

`(B) a certification issued by the State in which the individual resides that indicates that the individual has, not less recently than one year before the date the individual is carrying the concealed firearm, been tested or otherwise found by the State to meet the standards established by the State for training and qualification for active law enforcement officers to carry a firearm of the same type as the concealed firearm.

`(e) As used in this section, the term `firearm' does not include--

`(1) any machinegun (as defined in section 5845 of the National Firearms Act);

`(2) any firearm silencer (as defined in section 921 of this title); and

`(3) a destructive device (as defined in section 921 of this title).'.

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

`926C. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law enforcement officers.'.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.

[jmtgsx]

Thought I would add this...
http://www.vote-usa.org/ElectedOfficials.aspx?State=ok

List of all contact info for our state and federally elected officials.

[rawhide]

http://www.armsandthelaw.com/

[BurkLee]

Here are some good resources for tracking Oklahoma Legislation, Finding your State or Federal Representative and lastly, one to find ANY statute or case law in Oklahoma:


Oklahoma State Senate Home Page (http://www.oksenate.gov/)
Oklahoma House of Representatives Home Page (http://www.okhouse.gov/Index.aspx)
Find Your Representative or Senator (State or Federal) (http://www.capitolconnect.com/demoassoc1/legislatorsearch.aspx)
Oklahoma State Courts Network (http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/start.asp)

[beason68]

I agree.!!!