Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act (LEOSA)

LEOSA allows qualified active, retired or separated Law Enforcement officers to carry a concealed firearm in any jurisdiction in the U.S. or U.S. Territories regardless of state or local laws.

There are areas that are off-limits to to LEOSA that must be cooperated with to avoid breaking the law.

LEOSA Frequently Asked Questions (PA)Off-Limit Zones

LEOSA qualifications vary from State to State. We are authorized to conduct the training in Pennsylvania as certified Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors.

Retired Officers must be eligible in the state of Pennsylvania, have proper retired ID, shoot a qualification, and are responsible for certifying their qualification card with their local sheriff.

Please call 412-254-6665 to book your qualification time, they will be scheduled before or after other lessons, qualifications are $60 which includes targets and range fees.

Special appointments for qualification are $125.

Learn the steps for qualifying below.

Qualifying for LEOSA

Click on each step below for details

Eligible officers under  (Title 18 §926C) must contact the law enforcement agency from which they separated/retired to obtain an identification card.
Retired officers who have identification cards must qualify annually on the type(s) of weapons (semi-automatic and/or revolver) they carry concealed.  Officers wishing to qualify must affirm their eligibility under the provisions and requirements of PA Code 37 §221.31

Print, complete, and sign the Pennsylvania Retired Officer Concealed Carry Acknowledgement Form.

Call 412-254-6665 to schedule your qualification course of fire. Qualifications will be scheduled before or after other lessons to help keep the cost low.

Qualification is shot at Trafford Sportsmen’s Club in Trafford, PA.

Cost is $60 which includes targets and range fees.

If you need a special appointment for qualification that does not occur before or after other lessons the cost is $125 which still includes targets and range fees.

Officers must bring:

Acknowledgement Form

Firearm

Ear Pro/Eye Pro

Hip Holster

2 Magazines or Speed Loaders Minimum

100 Rounds of Ammo for Your Firearm (Duty or Practice)

Before Qualification:

Instructor will collect the Retired Officer Concealed Carry Acknowledgement Form brought by the retired officer, complete the qualification card, and have the retired officer sign the qualification card.

Review: Justification of Force, Safe Firearm Handling

Qualification Course of Fire: Required

Officers must bring:

Acknowledgement Form

Firearm

Ear Pro/Eye Pro

Hip Holster

2 Magazines or Speed Loaders Minimum

100 Rounds of Ammo for Your Firearm (Duty or Practice)

Retired Officers must take their qualification card to the Sheriff’s Office for a confirmation number!

Instructors must forward the completed acknowledgement form to MPOETC within 30 days of qualification and retain a copy for at least 1 year from date of qualification.

Instructors can replace qualification cards that have been lost, stolen, destroyed, mutilated, or are illegible.  The retired officer must complete a new acknowledgement form and the instructor should complete a new qualification card.  The new qualification card will contain the same information as the original and will expire on the original date.  Instructors should annotate “replacement” under course/rounds fired.

Retired Officers must take their qualification card to the Sheriff’s Office for a confirmation number!

Replacement cards are $10

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Anthony DeRubeis

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Anthony is passionate and driven to provide meaningful and relevant training to students of all skill levels. Anthony found consistent, structured, training options to be lacking in Pittsburgh. After sitting through many classes that had a lot of unrelated information, repetitive stories, and understanding there is a need for more quality training options, Anthony decided to launch Special Tasks Group Training. Anthony strives to bring accessible, impactful, and focused training to his students and enjoys the opportunity to help introduce people from all walks of life to a new experience.                                                                                                                                                                                      
Anthony is currently the Director of Security at Henne Jewelers and is growing Special Tasks Group Training. Prior to his current position, Anthony worked for multiple security companies over the winter months in corporate, remote, armed school security, and as a Lieutenant for a local federal facility. During summer months Anthony owned a landscaping business for fifteen years. He was also the former Chief Operations Officer at Spare Change for 4 and a half years, helping musicians to raise over $30,000 for charities at their shows.                                                                                                                                                                                      
Outside of work, Anthony was a Reserve Deputy Sheriff where his interest in firearms instruction grew after graduating top of his academy class in 2021. He went on to become an NRA Basic Instructor with ratings in rifle, pistol, firearm safety, and further achieving Chief Range Safety Officer and Law Enforcement Handgun Instructor. Anthony is also passionate about safety and emergency response so he pursued instructor ratings for AVERT, STOP THE BLEED, and First Aid/CPR/AED. In 2024, Anthony was eligible to become an NRA Training Counselor and after completing the development workshop as honor graduate, received an appointment as one of the approximately 2300 Training Counselors that the NRA has. He is now able to train NRA Basic Instructors.                                                                                                                                                                                      
Fluent in French and having visited 48 countries, Anthony attended Point Park University where he majored in National Security Studies and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2018. During his time at university, he was also a Cadet Commander with the Civil Air Patrol, a Search and Rescue Ground Team Leader/Instructor, and an Army Reserve Officer Training Corp Cadet. Under the pen name Allan Durand, Anthony self-published a book titled Path of the Candidate: Engaging with the French Foreign Legion.

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Email: Anthony@specialtasksgroupsecurity.com

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