Current and retired law enforcement officers already have federal rights to carry concealed firearms across state lines, but those rights bump up against restrictions at school zones, national parks, and some federal buildings. This bill would remove those conflicts by explicitly allowing qualified active and retired officers to carry in gun-free school zones, on public transit property, in national parks, and in lower-security federal buildings. It also loosens the firearms qualification requirements for retired officers — letting them meet any state or instructor standard rather than only their former agency's standard — and makes clear that standard-capacity magazines are included under the law.
Congressional Summary
LEOSA Reform Act This bill broadens the authority for certain individuals to carry concealed firearms in school zones and across state lines. Specifically, the bill exempts the following categories of individuals from the federal prohibition on possessing (or discharging) a firearm in a school zone: certain active and retired law enforcement officers who are authorized to carry concealed firearms under federal law, and individuals who are allowed to carry concealed firearms under the law of a state. Additionally, the bill allows qualified active and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms and ammunition (including magazines) in national parks; on state, local, or private property that is open to the public; and in certain federal facilities that are open to the public. Finally, the bill permits states to reduce the frequency with which retired law enforcement officers must meet certain qualification standards.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-02-20
- Date Added
- 2026-03-30