CCW for Peace Officers

[CCWInstructor]

Do not do the CCW process or BSIS until your employment letter has run it's full course.

[SierraNevadaCCW]

Originally Posted by hbliam

A conditional letter of hire from a PD is an early part of the process. They have to give you one to perform a background, medical, and physc. exam. Once you are hired and pass the academy then you will have CCW rights in all 50 States.

Regarding being required to carry. I'm sure there are some agencies that do that but I wouldn't say most. None of the 20 or so that I am familiar with/have frriends working at require it.

Is that how it works now? That's changed.

If you got a letter that said "conditional hire" on it...you were off to the academy...way back when.

And I guess the "most" should have been "alot" and that has changed now too, I suppose.

[akulahawk]

Originally Posted by CCWInstructor

Do not do the CCW process or BSIS until your employment letter has run it's full course.

Doing either now would introduce a new variable into the equation and could derail things. Definitely follow CCWI's advice on this. I'm not a cop by any stretch of the imagination, but I've done some hiring before and I never did like getting surprises mid-stream. I'm sure that there would be some training issues or similar issues that could pop up as well.

If CCWI says to hold off, you probably should.

[Eirerogue]

I am a retired federal agent (DEA) and carry concealed under HR218. While it has taken awhile for agencies to get their acts together, most now seem to have the basics down. Do not want to hijack the thread, but wanted to advise that it IS occuring and is semi-painless.

[THE Gimper]

Originally Posted by Eirerogue

I am a retired federal agent (DEA) and carry concealed under HR218. While it has taken awhile for agencies to get their acts together, most now seem to have the basics down. Do not want to hijack the thread, but wanted to advise that it IS occuring and is semi-painless.

Thanks for the updated info.