In the past LEO's have been exempted from the state mandated handgun waiting period of 5 days by showing a commission card. It kind of makes sense since they are paid by a Govt agency to carry a firearm.

However, I was at my local gun shop today and was surprised to see a letter from the WA Dept of Licensing posted that said they LEO's are not exempt. It states that there is no exemption in state law (RCW) and they must wait. The easy workaround is that a LEO simply get a CCW license (CPL), but it does highlight the fact that there is a movement (country-wide) that law enforcement are civilians and subject to the same rules.

Feinstein's Assault Weapon Ban did have a LE exemption. However, what about your family? What about when you retire? There is nothing to stop them from removing the exemption completely in the future (assuming that the Bill was to pass).

They claim that LE is not supposed to be political, but yet groups like the FOP and IACCP parade around and make generic claims that are supposed to be taken as truth.

Sheriffs have been standing up to these 2nd Amendment infringements and people have taken notice! I urge LEOs to do the same or at a minimum contact our legislators--We are all citizens who deserve Consitutional protections and have the duty to defend it!