What’s this Chief Law Enforcement Officer (CLEO) sign off?
Glad you asked. Your form 4 paperwork also requires a “signoff” by the local LE department before the ATF approves of your form 4. This is not so much “permission” by your Chief or Sheriff, as it is making sure your local LE doesn’t show cause to believe you SHOULD NOT own one. Your local PD probably knows if you are a trouble causing felon or not, the ATF figures they better ask the locals if you’ve been shooting up the town or not. We support and work very closely with law enforcement departments around Nebraska and the U.S., especially as law enforcement sales/supply. We’re very happy to help or get on the phone if there are any questions, inclusions, exclusions from your local CLEO. We also encourage PD’s to communicate with us if there is something we should know about a transferee. Unfortunately, we’ve also found some CLEO’s who won’t sign based strictly on their political anti-gun beliefs, regardless of how good a law abiding citizen you have been. In these cases, there are othe
