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We see it time and again. Legislation full of loopholes and backdoor deals for ex law enforcement, retired or otherwise, granted exemptions to various restrictions thanks to their lobbying groups or whoever. Generally it's under the guise of training and experience. A recent example is the thread on LA exempting ex- and retired LEOs from the standard-cap mags.
Seeing as the Supreme Court has decided that retired and ex- LEOs are no different from other civilians (but they get their exemptions anyway), I don't see any reason we can't also get some lobbying going to exempt ex- and retired military from gain the same status here in CA. After all, there's already exemptions for active duty to have NFA weapons and such if they get stationed here and bring the weapons from out of state / have permission from their commander same as LEOs who get department/chief letters.
On the training side, military on average has a wee bit more training than LEOs, and with the last 10 years or so of deployments far more experience and discipline carrying firearms around civilians (and a lot more training on various ranges to go with it). Considering LEAs are following the military in terms of gaining weapons the military's been using for years, and now vehicles and body armor and such, I see no LOGICAL reason to deny ex military members the same status (standard cap mags, off roster firearms, no bullet buttons). NFA items like SBRs and suppressors I'm ok with staying restricted (for now) and there's enough issues surrounding CCWs without making them shall issue for ex mil or retired mil, but really just standard cap mags, off roster, and no BBs would be a fantastic start.
What do you guys think? Is there a lobbying group powerful enough to push for it? Could one be made to push for veterans to have the same rights and status as LEOs in CA?
Seeing as the Supreme Court has decided that retired and ex- LEOs are no different from other civilians (but they get their exemptions anyway), I don't see any reason we can't also get some lobbying going to exempt ex- and retired military from gain the same status here in CA. After all, there's already exemptions for active duty to have NFA weapons and such if they get stationed here and bring the weapons from out of state / have permission from their commander same as LEOs who get department/chief letters.
On the training side, military on average has a wee bit more training than LEOs, and with the last 10 years or so of deployments far more experience and discipline carrying firearms around civilians (and a lot more training on various ranges to go with it). Considering LEAs are following the military in terms of gaining weapons the military's been using for years, and now vehicles and body armor and such, I see no LOGICAL reason to deny ex military members the same status (standard cap mags, off roster firearms, no bullet buttons). NFA items like SBRs and suppressors I'm ok with staying restricted (for now) and there's enough issues surrounding CCWs without making them shall issue for ex mil or retired mil, but really just standard cap mags, off roster, and no BBs would be a fantastic start.
What do you guys think? Is there a lobbying group powerful enough to push for it? Could one be made to push for veterans to have the same rights and status as LEOs in CA?
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