  104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  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
                                 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.

