'Level The Table Again': Don Bacon Pushes Bill To Allow Retired Officers To Keep Sidearm

During remarks on the House floor Thursday, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) spoke about his bill that would allow retired officers to keep their sidearms as long as they maintained their firearm qualifications.
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[@brettfavrewelfarequeen9886]

This sounds like a solution in search of a problem. Then again, I had no idea that retired law enforcement officers lost their 2nd Amendment rights when the retire.

[@kevinerickson2595]

You would think this is mandatory minimum,

[@Arthur11342]

Talk about something the federal government should have no say in whatsoever. For a lot of municipalities, those are city or county property. It isn't yours to give away. Get your hands out of local government.

[@JourneyToTheTopWithKingMike]

Why is this even a problem?? When k9 officers retire they should be able to keep their k9