I don't know of a state in the US that did not permit retired police to easily obtain permission to carry a weapon, so this law doesn't appear to change anything for them. In most states, any acting or retired judge may do the same.

The scary part is that in most local jurisdictions an acting or retired "government official" (that includes state senators and representatives, and in some places county commissioners and local council members) can get the same permit. Only "ordinary citizens" are prevented from getting permission - or do so only with difficulty.

The latter certainly has the effect (said facetiously) of arming the enemy and disarming the victims.

John