HR218/LEOSA was modified significantly on Oct. 12, 2010 and superseded the "type of ammo" restrictions that NJ was enforcing.
Well, that's certainly good news, I wasn't aware of that change.
That said, LEOSA as passed by the US Gov't has NEVER BEEN ACCEPTED IN MA as it was written. MA implemented numerous provisions in 515 CMR 6.00 and 501 CMR 13.00 which do not comply with Fed Law. This was done intentionally.
It doesn't matter whether MA "accepts" it or not. People carrying in MA on "foreign" LEOSA creds (should not be) subject to the whim of MA CMRs on the issue... that was the whole spirit/intent of the law to begin with- to blow away the state's ability to ban carry by LEO's from other states. If these creds make people a "non retired MT LEO" and everything is by the book on MT's end, there's not a damned thing MA can do about it except the equivalent of stomping their feet and acting like NJ and NY do with LEOSA carriers.
ETA: All of this assumes, of course, that this law is constructed properly enough to withstand a test. I don't think I would bet my freedom on it until some guy got collared in a commie state on it, and then I saw proof that they had to let him off the hook due to his status. There have been LEOSA cases but most of them have involved "real" LEOs or people who could qualify as LEOs. (EG, for example the feds have a bunch of edicts saying that many of their peeripherally related people, like some FBOP personnel, are LEOSA
qualified. )
-Mike
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