blues
01-01-2018, 02:13 PM
I was reading on another forum a discussion of LEOSA and a retired MA LEO reported the following:
MA did a number of things that violate the Fed Law. They require that you possess a MA LTC in order to qualify for LEOSA qualification each year, Only MA Retired Municipal and State LEOs can qualify in MA. So Feds and MIL must qualify elsewhere as do those that retired from Non-MA departments. I am a state certified LEOSA instructor and we are forbidden from qualifying anyone other than retired MA Munis and MA State Police officers. It sucks, but nobody is going to waste the $10+K to fight it in Federal Court. Each year I pay a retired MA State Trooper to keep my qualification up, although I might be able to do it with my former department (never asked).
Do we have any MA LEOs here, (or anyone else with specific knowledge), that can verify that this is the case? If so, it seems that this should be challenged in the courts before other states try to abrogate our rights under federal law with no consequences for their actions.
MA did a number of things that violate the Fed Law. They require that you possess a MA LTC in order to qualify for LEOSA qualification each year, Only MA Retired Municipal and State LEOs can qualify in MA. So Feds and MIL must qualify elsewhere as do those that retired from Non-MA departments. I am a state certified LEOSA instructor and we are forbidden from qualifying anyone other than retired MA Munis and MA State Police officers. It sucks, but nobody is going to waste the $10+K to fight it in Federal Court. Each year I pay a retired MA State Trooper to keep my qualification up, although I might be able to do it with my former department (never asked).
Do we have any MA LEOs here, (or anyone else with specific knowledge), that can verify that this is the case? If so, it seems that this should be challenged in the courts before other states try to abrogate our rights under federal law with no consequences for their actions.