LEOSA Places

LEOSA Places is a training and awareness aid for qualified retired law enforcement officers, New Jersey Retired Permit to Carry holders and active officers carrying off duty. This version covers New Jersey. A retired officer carries without a department behind them: no union rep, no agency lawyer, no supervisor on the phone. LEOSA Places is built for that officer. This app is not legal advice. It has not been reviewed by an attorney, and using it creates no attorney-client relationship. If you have questions, consult a New Jersey attorney. The app is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency, police department or court. HOW IT WORKS Every answer follows the same order, the way a prosecutor would work it: 1. Federal law first: what LEOSA gives you, and the federal rules it cannot override. 2. Then New Jersey law: the sensitive places list and the exemptions that may reach you. 3. Then the place itself: who owns or controls it, and whether a park, cemetery, school or private owner adds its own rule. Each status shows the law it rests on and the date of that law and of the map data. KEPT CURRENT Sensitive place law in New Jersey is still being decided in the courts. The app shows where pending cases stand, dates every status, and is updated as rulings and new law come in. NOW WHAT? Plain steps for the moments after you draw or fire: call 911, what to say, what not to say, your rights, and the catches that surprise retirees, such as the duty to retreat and the limits on force for a private person. NJ'S VIEW See it from the other side. How a responding officer, a prosecutor and a jury generally look at carry and force, built on New Jersey's model jury charge on self-defense. THE MAP Check your location or any town. The map covers state and local sites and federal land, including national park units, wildlife refuges and veterans cemeteries. Each result is marked Restricted, Restricted for most carriers, or No known restriction mapped, with the law it rests on. The map never says a place is clear. Many restricted places are not on it, and posted signs, owners, court orders and security staff control over anything shown. BROWSE Go through all 21 counties and 564 municipalities by county, type and town. SCENARIOS Everyday situations worked step by step, with a drill and real court cases. BEFORE YOU CARRY Read the Preamble, the sentence that decides who New Jersey's list reaches. Self-check the federal requirements and firearms qualification, see which law sits on top, and read the New Jersey carry rules. SOURCES Every status cites its statute, regulation or case. PRIVACY Your location stays on your device. It is not saved or sent. The app has no accounts, no ads and no analytics. The map works offline. A street map is optional. Created by Bob Coleman, a retired federal law enforcement senior executive and Marine veteran.