Do FBI and police officers take their guns home with them?

Most officers I knew felt the way that I did. They carried theirs, and they took them home. I agree with the other answers: The only ones I knew that didn't take home their firearms worked for agencies that didn't authorize their officers to do so…. read more

In the UK with the exception of Northern Ireland, police officers do not routinely carry firearms on duty, but the few officers who are assigned to firearms squads like the Met's S019 are not allowed to take home their service weapons or carry a firearm off duty. read more

On July 22, 2004, President George W. Bush signed into law H.R. 218, the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), 30 which created a general nationwide recognition that the public is better served by allowing law enforcement officers to carry their firearms outside of their jurisdictions whether they are on or off duty. read more