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Most federal probation officers may carry a firearm for defensive purposes while on duty.
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While probation officers are not required to carry firearms, most of them do. Generally they will just need to have a guns license and pass weapons safety tests and psychological testing.

All probation and parole officers have the powers to arrest, and in the face of increasingly dangerous criminals most officers prefer to carry a gun for self defense.

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