The bill (Federal House Bill 218) basically started with the idea that allowing former/retired law enforcement officers to carry a weapon would make for a safer community. So the federal law is now that former/retired officers who are currently qualified with a handgun may carry that handgun, irregardless of local law.
So, what has longshanks done to allow retired deputies from the sheriff's department to qualify and carry a weapon under this act?
Nothing at all. More than several words have reached Ddg regarding the non-qualification of retired deputy sheriffs.
Other local departments (like the Cheyenne Police Department and the Wyoming Highway Patrol) do get their retired people qualified and also notify them on a yearly basis when the qualification will be. How hard can it be to notify retirees of a shoot date and time? This must be too much for the overstaffed administration that glick currently keeps employed.
For years now, the Wyoming Sheriff's Association has issued a yearly sticker that is attached to a retired officer's identification card to show that they are qualified.
Retired deputies from Laramie County have had to go to other law enforcement organizations in order to qualify with a handgun and thus be legally armed and dangerous to the criminal element. From the information received, no they don't have the sticker.
Is it sheer laziness or stupidity on longshanks' part?
Does it matter if it is laziness or stupidity as the end result is the same?
Will it change when longshanks and certain staff retire? You can bet on that!
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Glick has never cared about this profession. If you look at the WHP facebook page, when everyone else has their hand on their heart, Glick stands there looking like stunned beef. I Know that's an insult to beef but hey it gets the point across
ReplyDeleteThe Sheriff's Department does allow retired Deputies to qualify with a firearm. Stupidity is believing everything you hear and laziness is not checking it out before making a fool of yourself with inaccurate comments.
ReplyDeleteJust got done with the Peace Officer Memorial in Douglas and Glick was a "no show". What a shock, it's not about him this time I guess.
ReplyDeleteActually, the topic of this blog is accurate. I have personally talked with more than a half dozen RETIRED (not to be confused with former) members of the Sheriff's Department and NONE of them had been contacted by anyone from the department about the availability of qualifying as a Retiree. All still live in the Cheyenne area and I think that all are still listed in the phone book. So it appears that the department doesn't value the people who put in twenty or more years of putting their life on the line every day. Most of those I spoke with weren't even aware that the state organization was making an effort to keep them qualified. O,TG
ReplyDeleteBut look at who's running their firearms, Kevin James is an absolute waste of space. He should just go play in traffic.
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