[Clinging Bitterly]

>> aren't cities and their officers covered by the "State political subdivision" exception?

I read the sections 922 and 925, and it looks as though one subject to a restraining order could still possess government owned guns for government business. I'm not sure the chief had any business with one at this time and place, though.

Far as I know, a person subject to a restraining order, though he be a cop, cannot possess guns for personal use, and those with domestic violence convictions can't even use a government owned one on the job,l unless they apply to the Secretary of the Treasury (BATF) and obtain relief (and we all know they are not doing that for anybody right now). I recall when it passed, thousands of cops with restraining orders and/or misdimeanor domestic violence convictions had to be either reassigned to desk jobs, or became unemployed. Too bad for them, but as a group, their chiefs supported this.

And since the order in this case was issued some two months ago, I gotta wonder what had been done to ensure this police chief was, himself, in compliance with the law.

Dave in Eugene

[Sandy]

Far as I know, a person subject to a restraining order, though he be a cop, cannot possess guns for personal use, and those with domestic violence convictions can't even use a government owned one on the job...

Thank you very much for that clarification.