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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Allow Law Enforcement Officers from Out of State To Carry Concealed Firearms’
Amend the bill in section 2 in paragraph F in subparagraph (2) in the last line (page 1, line 22 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "and"
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 3.  25 MRSA §2001-A, sub-§2, ¶¶G and H  are enacted to read:
 
G.  A firearm carried by a qualified law enforcement officer pursuant to 18 United States Code, Section 926B. The qualified law enforcement officer must have in the law enforcement officer's possession photographic identification issued by the law enforcement agency by which the person is employed as a law enforcement officer; and
 
H.  A firearm carried by a qualified retired law enforcement officer pursuant to 18 United States Code, Section 926C. The qualified retired law enforcement officer must have in the retired law enforcement officer's possession:
 
(1) Photographic identification issued by the law enforcement agency from which the person retired from service as a law enforcement officer that indicates that the person has, not less recently than one year before the date the person carries the concealed firearm, been tested or otherwise found by that agency to meet the standards established by that agency for training and qualification for an active law enforcement officer to carry a firearm of the same type as the concealed firearm; or
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(2) Photographic identification issued by the law enforcement agency from which the person retired from service as a law enforcement officer and a certification issued by the state in which the person resides that indicates that the person has, not less recently than one year before the date the person carries the concealed firearm, been tested or otherwise found by that state to meet the standards established by that state for training and qualification for an active law enforcement officer to carry a firearm of the same type as the concealed firearm.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. The amendment amends the bill's title to clarify that the bill refers to the carrying of concealed firearms, not weapons. The amendment also specifically references 18 United States Code, Sections 926B and 926C and their requirements, which also authorize qualified law enforcement officers or qualified retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms.