Federal · Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

15 U.S.C. § 5902: State reciprocity of weapons licenses issued to armored car company crew members

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute establishes reciprocity requirements for weapons licenses issued to armored car crew members by state agencies, including training, background checks, and license validity periods of 2–5 years.

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has in effect a license issued by the appropriate State agency (in the State in which such member is primarily employed by such company) to carry a weapon while acting in the services of such company in that State, and such State agency meets the minimum requirements under subsection (b); and has met all other applicable requirements to act as an armored car crew member in the State in which such member is primarily employed by such company, the crew member has received classroom and range training in weapons safety and marksmanship during the current year from a qualified instructor for each weapon that the crew member will be licensed to carry; and the receipt or possession of a weapon by the crew member would not violate Federal law, determined on the basis of a criminal record background check conducted during the current year; the crew member has received continuing training in weapons safety and marksmanship from a qualified instructor for each weapon that the crew member is licensed to carry; and the receipt or possession of a weapon by the crew member would not violate Federal law, as determined by the agency; and the agency issues such license for a period not to exceed 2 years; or the agency issues such license for a period not to exceed 5 years in the case of a State that enacted a State law before October 1, 1996 , that provides for the issuance of an initial weapons license or a renewal of a weapons license, as the case may be, for a period not to exceed 5 years.

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