The law is called HR 218/Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act. This law states certain things like "meets standards, if any, established by the agency that require the employee to regularly qualify in the use of a firearm." (NRA). This helps by ensuring they can shoot accurately and/or qualify for a weapon. Additionally, they cannot be “under the influence of alcohol or another drug or intoxicating or hallucinatory substance; and it is not prohibited by federal law to receive a firearm. These actions may seem foolish, but they help reduce the risk of officers experiencing health problems. They do not want police officers to try to harm others or themselves by using any substance. The “Fourth Amendment – ​​Officer Safety and Protective Search of Automobiles: An Expansion of the Frisk Search.” It follows that if the officer believes the suspect has probable cause, he or she may search the suspect without violating this amendment. Even if there is no probable cause, if he smells a weapon in the car, he can conduct a pat-down search. (Timothy M. Ison article 5). The officer has the right to do so if his or her life appears threatened. This is a difficult situation because it is difficult to tell whether the person is looking for a gun or not; or if the person has the weapon on them. With this amendment, it helps the officer if he feels unsafe at any time to search the car and search him without violating the amendment. With budget cuts in some states, that might not be the case.