Springfield, Ill. (AP) Thousands of law enforcement officers left out when Illinois adopted a federal law allowing police agency retirees to carry concealed weapons saw their fortunes reversed Jan. 1 with a state law granting them permission. But two months later, they still await the OK to carry firearms in public because the regulatory agency that runs the retiree program isn't complying with the law. The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board said conflicting laws render the board powerless to issue concealed carry permits to sheriff's deputies who worked the jails or monitored courtrooms. But it waited until Jan. 11 more than a week after the law's effective date to seek an opinion from the state attorney general as to how to proceed. That has drawn the ire of the law's sponsor, Sen. Bill Cunningham, a Chicago Democrat who fired off a blistering letter this month to the board, urging compliance. "They don't get to pick and choose w
Thousands of law enforcement officers left out when Illinois adopted a federal law allowing police agency retirees to carry concealed weapons saw their fortunes reversed Jan. 1 with a state law granting them permission.
Some retired county sheriff s deputies in Illinois have been unable to avail themselves of a 20-year-old federal law allowing them to carry concealed weapons. Illinois implemented the federal Law Enforcement
Thousands of law enforcement officers left out when Illinois adopted a federal law allowing police agency retirees to carry concealed weapons saw their fortunes reversed Jan. 1 with a state law granting them permission.
The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board said conflicting laws render the board powerless to issue concealed carry permits to sheriff s deputies who worked the jails or monitored courtrooms.