Not being able to own certain guns if you're PD

[RK808]

I wanted to clear up something that sounded a little fishy to me. I was at a gun store and one of the employees said that some police departments don't allow you to own certain firearms that ARE legal to civilians. Can anyone clarify this or prove that it is indeed FUD? It doesn't make any sense to me, but if my memory serves me correctly, the employee was talking about certain guns like AKs (evil, communist guns?) that some PDs don't like their officers to have? As ridiculous sounding as it is, I want to make sure it's FUD. Thanks guys

[Falconis]

Gotta ask in what context. I can think maybe it's department policy at best, but I've never heard of a department restricting any legal firearms every.

If you're applying for a job and are in the background phase, someone may have a stick up their *** and not like the gun personally.

Sounds like FUD overall unless he can give you a certain specific department that can verify the story.

[RK808]

Yea, I wish I'd asked more questions about it, but I have no idea how it would make any sense at all. An M1 carbine could be way destructive than, say, a BB'd AK in the hands of a crazed loony (we've all seen the video of the psycho and the cop). *shrugs* makes no sense to me

[G60]

They were probably talking about approved duty weapons.

[RK808]

He specifically said they didn't want you to own certain PRIVATE firearms, not duty weapons. From what I'm seeing from you guys, this must be FUD

[SVT-40]

Legal is legal. FUD

Besides just how is a department to know just what types of firearms it's employees own???

As said above the misinformed FUD spreader was probably confused regarding restrictions based on department policy regarding both on and off duty firearms. Departments can limit which firearms their officers carry both on and off duty.

[BayAreaShooter]

He specifically said they didn't want you to own certain PRIVATE firearms, not duty weapons. From what I'm seeing from you guys, this must be FUD

I'm not 100% on this but sounds like FUD to me.

[RK808]

Wouldn't they be able to do background checks that see your registered firearms? And maybe he was confused about the on/off duty weapons, but he was talking about an AK style rifle so... Either way, I still think this is FUD haha

[Librarian]

Since make/model/caliber info is not transmitted via DROS, to find out what long guns someone owned an agency would have to first get a warrant and then hand search the dealer's copies of 4473s.

Doesn't seem likely.

[GW]

Yeah, FUD or else a very intrusive local PD policy.

[RK808]

Thanks for clarifying that Librarian, I guess that settles it then!

[nick]

'Gun store employee' should've been your que.

[Shadowdrop]

I've never heard of this. My dept limits what we can carry off-duty, as well as on duty.

[Quiet]

Besides just how is a department to know just what types of firearms it's employees own???

As part of the application process, some LE Agencies, require you to list all the firearms you own.

[joefrank64k]

Most require you to list Make, Model, Calber, Serial #, and type of every gun you own...in addition to asking about having applied for civilian CCW.