Interesting DC Gun Case
Over at the Blog of Legal Times:
For background, Ord runs a private security business, Falken Industries, and is considered a special conservator of the peace under Virginia law. That means Ord, who is a “qualified” law enforcement officer in the eyes of Virginia, allowed to carry a gun there. Ord thinks he should be allowed to carry a gun in D.C. for his line of work. But he’s not willing to test the authorities—not after police in April 2008 applied for and received a warrant for his arrest on the charge of possession of an unregistered firearm, a misdemeanor.
Also, the Law Enforcement Safety Act of 2004 does allow qualified LEOs to carry nationwide.
May 25th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Yeah, but it’s a long stretch (logically at least, if not legally) to consider a Virginia SCP to be a LEO. They’re basically security guards.
May 25th, 2009 at 9:46 am
Other sources say he is a police officer and this is his side business.
May 25th, 2009 at 11:29 am
LEOSA is quite clear. It only applies to public employees. An example of this would be private college police officers. In Ohio at least they are fully certified and have the same powers as city police, but they are not covered under LEOSA because they work for a private entity.
May 26th, 2009 at 3:40 am
Sorry, but if he has thought it through and decided he deserves to carry in D.C. because of his security or law enforcement status and not simply because he is an American, I couldn’t give a damn less if every jurisdiction he is in bitch slaps the hell out of him.