Law Enforcement Officers Of America 218th US Regulated Badge

Law Enforcement Officers of America 218th US Regulated Badge for qualified active and qualified retired American Law Enforcement Officers.  The first police officers were hired to patrol Boston Massachusetts in April 1838. This was many years prior to the establishment of the first in the nation Boston Police Department. From its earliest days police officers have responded to all threats as individual officers called to protect their jurisdictions and its citizens. With just 6 officers hired to protect the city the value of having armed protectors was realized and expanded over these past 180 years.  In 2004, President George W. Bush signed 2 laws collectively referred to as thr Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act or LEOSA allowing qualified active and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons nationally. Police officers refer to the LEOSA by its early name HR 218. We embrace LEOSA as the 218th US regulated militia. To do this wE’ve taken the LEOSA law and put it in