Courts upholds retired officers’ right to carry concealed weapons

THIRD CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS — FLEOA V. Grewal

Photo by Colin Lloyd on UnsplashLEOSA gives [qualified law enforcement officers] with the requisite identification a right to carry a concealed firearm. And when Congress enacted LEOSA, it expressly preempted contrary state law. So New Jersey may not limit the LEOSA right or burden that right by imposing additional requirements upon right-holders.

We may not ignore Congress’s unambiguous conferral of an individual right or its clear intent to preempt state law. In LEOSA, Congress granted certain retired law enforcement officers a right to carry a concealed firearm. And LEOSA expressly preempts contrary provisions of the state law.

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