Badges - Re: A Question For Everyone
- From: SWColony@xxxxxxx
- To: badges@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:29:25 -0400 (EDT)
CD,
That varies greatly depending on what federal facility you are visiting.
The Federal Building where my office is located allows any law enforcement
officers to carry their weapon inside the facility. Some federal
courthouses even allow it. There is no hard and fast rule.
Russell
In a message dated 8/30/2011 1:43:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
cd2u@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
I attended an event last Friday with the U. S. Dept. of Labor, put on in
the San Francisco Federal building. Going in at 0830, I ID’d myself and told
the security I was carrying a weapon. The early morning crew let me right
through without a problem. A group of us then left at noon for a tour of an
offsite facility. When we returned, we had to repeat the screening
process. This time the day time crew was on duty and the supervisor for the
building (Federal Protection Services) happened to be standing in the lobby
next
to the Dept. of Labor reception desk. The uniform FPS guys took my ID and
told her that I had been in the earlier meeting and was returning from the
tour. She basically said no way I was getting back in with my weapon. The
uniform guys then suggested I go check my weapon at the California Superior
Court located across the street and one of FPS guys walked over with me to
do it. He was telling me that since the shootings at Federal buildings
(Las Vegas particularly), they don’t even let the retired Feds (FBI etc.) come
into the building armed. (The private security contractors working the
early morning shift apparently didn’t know this little piece of information.)
With all the discussion that occurred my second time in, this either hadn’t
occurred since the policy was instituted (for the security contractors) or
the policy hadn’t been communicated to them properly when it was
instituted. I do have to commend the FPS guys who really did accommodate me.
They
could have simply told me I wasn’t getting back in with a weapon and not
bothered with me any further.
So all you Feds on the list, it appears the fun goes away once you retire.
CD
From: badges-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:badges-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of SWColony@xxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 3:23 AM
To: badges@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Badges - Re: A Question For Everyone
While I am not a fan of TSA, I do think flight security needed to be taken
out of the hands of private contractors. I also think the expansion of
the FAM program was good. DHS has some problems, but I don't think DHS is
the "boogeyman" some folks make it out to be. All in all, I don't know that
I feel "safer", but I do feel more "aware" and that makes me feel more
secure.
As Mike pointed out, I have the luxury, as a fed, of carrying my firearm
everywhere I go, to include on commercial aircraft. I'm sure that
contributes to my feeling of well being. However, a lot of local and state
cops
take advantage of LEOSA, which did not exist pre-09/11. Even though it
excludes a few places, it does allow cops to carry nationwide. I think that
helps. I also think a lot more private citizens are now legally armed, and
that also contributes to my feelings of a safer environment.
I definitely don't fear the government. I'm leery of it, and very aware
of it, as I think all citizens should be, but I don't fear it.
Russell
In a message dated 8/29/2011 8:11:18 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
_CarlGlas@xxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:CarlGlas@xxxxxxxxxxx) writes:
As we approach the tenth anniversary of the tragedy of September 11,
2001, I have a question to ask of each
of you.
With the creation of Homeland Security, the Transportation Security
Administration, and all the other federal agencies that were created
with the intentions of making us all feel safer, do you?
Do you feel any safer or secure today than you did on September 10, 2001?
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