§ 5902. State reciprocity of weapons licenses issued to armored car company crew members

• (a) If an armored car crew member employed by an armored car company—
  • (1) has in effect a license issued by the appropriate State agency (in the State in which such member is primarily employed by such company) to carry a weapon while acting in the services of such company in that State, and such State agency meets the minimum requirements under subsection (b); and
  • (2) has met all other applicable requirements to act as an armored car crew member in the State in which such member is primarily employed by such company,
• (b) A State agency meets the minimum State requirements of this subsection if—
  • (1) in issuing an initial weapons license to an armored car crew member described in subsection (a), the agency determines to its satisfaction that—
    • (A) the crew member has received classroom and range training in weapons safety and marksmanship during the current year from a qualified instructor for each weapon that the crew member will be licensed to carry; and
    • (B) the receipt or possession of a weapon by the crew member would not violate Federal law, determined on the basis of a criminal record background check conducted during the current year;
  • (2) in issuing a renewal of a weapons license to an armored car crew member described in subsection (a), the agency determines to its satisfaction that—
    • (A) the crew member has received continuing training in weapons safety and marksmanship from a qualified instructor for each weapon that the crew member is licensed to carry; and
    • (B) the receipt or possession of a weapon by the crew member would not violate Federal law, as determined by the agency; and
  • (3) in issuing a weapons license under paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), as the case may be—
    • (A) the agency issues such license for a period not to exceed 2 years; or
    • (B) the agency issues such license for a period not to exceed 5 years in the case of a State that enacted a State law before October 1, 1996 , that provides for the issuance of an initial weapons license or a renewal of a weapons license, as the case may be, for a period not to exceed 5 years.