Originally Posted by
Rex G
The very definition of “NPE” is a place with overly-zealous security personnel. I dress accordingly.
I am no lawyer, but know that I was able to walk into a social security office, in my jurisdiction, while armed, in uniform, whether on or off the clock, while an active LEO. The security guard had no problem with it.
The relevant parts of the U.S code do allow local LEOs to carry handguns onto the premises of many federal facilities, which is understandable, as local LEOs are called to respond to such places, and many, if not most, local LEOs are “always subject to duty,” or something to that effect. Now that I am retired from LEO-ing, it is my presumption that I should not carry into/onto most federal facilities, as parts of the LEOSA remain as clear as mud.
The Texas Penal Code appears to give honorably retired LEOs plenty of latitude that the federal LEOSA does not, but I no longer have “official” status, and am no longer “subject to duty,” so am careful when approaching federally-controlled places.