CoffeeNut wrote:Jumping Frog wrote:CoffeeNut wrote:
Shooter was a retired cop and I don't think he'd have to comply, correct?
Why do you think a retired cop would be exempt from a "no guns" posting in general?
Because iirc retired police officers still have a badge and limited police powers so why would they have to comply with a "no guns" posting geared toward the general public. An off duty police officer in the theater is the one who detained the shooter and I'm guessing he had his firearm.
Leaving aside Florida specifics (where signs have no force of law), in most states retired police officers have to follow the same "no gun" zone restrictions as ordinary citizens. Specifically the federal LEOSA provisions explicitly state retired LEO's must adhere to state-specific no gun zones to be under the federal exemption.
Of course, individual states can grant additional or specific privileges to retired police, but that is not the general case.
