“A bill to establish appropriate rules for prosecutors and Federal judges to carry a concealed firearm.”
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This section expands the authority of qualified active law enforcement officers under the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA; 18 U.S.C. § 926B)—which permits such officers to carry a concealed qualifying firearm notwithstanding state or local laws, subject to private property and government property exceptions—to also include qualified prosecutors and qualified Federal judges. It specifies the identification required for each category: (1) for law enforcement officers, agency-issued photographic identification identifying the individual as a police or law enforcement officer; (2) for qualified prosecutors, agency-issued photographic identification as a prosecutor plus a certification of meeting active duty firearms qualification standards (from the agency if authorized to carry, or from the state of residence or a certified instructor if not); and (3) for qualified Federal judges, federal photographic identification as a judge plus a certification of meeting state or local law enforcement agency active duty firearms qualification standards from the state of residence or a certified instructor. The section further defines a qualified prosecutor as a full-time, licensed attorney employed by a federal, state, or local government agency to prosecute criminal or juvenile delinquency cases who is not subject to disciplinary action, meets any agency firearms qualification standards, and is not intoxicated or federally prohibited from possessing a firearm; defines a qualified Federal judge as an Article I, III, or IV judge who is not subject to a pending impeachment inquiry or trial, is not intoxicated, and is not federally prohibited from possessing a firearm; and preserves existing definitions of qualified law enforcement officer and qualifying firearm.