BEP officers often carry personal firearms to work, but have no place to securely store their weapons at BEP facilities, creating possibly dangerous situations of officers having to leave their firearms in their cars.
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Today @RepPeteKing (R-NY) and I introduced a bill to protect all Treasury Dept. police officers & the public by allowing the officers to carry their service weapons home. Currently, U.S. Mint officers can do so, while the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) officers cannot.
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There is no meaningful distinction between police officers for the two agencies and they should be treated equally. Officers who protect the public and our government buildings should be given this convenience and protection.
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BEP officers were among the first responders when a gunman opened fire at the United States Holocaust Museum in 2009 and play a vital role in keeping the public and government buildings safe.
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