Posted on 06/24/2004 1:51:47 PM PDT by neverdem
LEAA's 12-Year Fight Ends in Victory for Officer Safety
To: National Desk
Contact: Ted Deeds of the Law Enforcement Alliance of America, 703-847-2677
WASHINGTON, June 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The House of Representatives today overwhelmingly passed H.R. 218, legislation that would allow qualified off-duty and retired law enforcement officers to carry their firearms concealed in all 50 states.
Originally drafted by Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham and Law Enforcement Alliance of America (LEAA) Executive Director Jim Fotis in 1992, the 'National Concealed Carry for Cops' legislation has been a 12-year fight that has been embraced by nearly every association representing rank and file police officers and a significant bipartisan majority in the House and Senate.
At a press conference marking passage of the life-saving legislation in the House, Fotis remarked, "After more than a decade of fighting, a major victory has been won for America's men and women in blue. For 12 years the Law Enforcement Alliance of America has backed Congressman Cunningham in his efforts and helped lead the fight to pass H.R 218. In that time Duke has proven himself, time and time again, to be a good friend and the greatest ally a good cause -- and cops -- could ever have. We owe a debt of gratitude to Law Enforcement's 'Top Gun' on Capitol Hill. Thank you Congressman Cunningham."
LEAA's Fotis and Rep. Cunningham were joined by Rep. Ric Keller (R-Fla.) and Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.) as well as law enforcement leaders Bill Johnson from the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO), Don Baldwin from the National Law Enforcement Council (NLEC), Brad Card from the National Troopers Coalition (NTC) and other law enforcement leaders as well as officers from area departments.
H.R. 218 now awaits a vote by the Senate. President Bush has indicated his strong support and his willingness to promptly sign 'National Concealed Carry for Cops' into law.
For more information about H.R. 218 or S. 253 please go to: http://leaa.org/218/
With over 75,000 Members and Supporters nationwide, the Law Enforcement Alliance of America (LEAA) is the nation's largest coalition of law enforcement professionals, crime victims, and concerned citizens dedicated to making America safer.
http://www.usnewswire.com/
/© 2004 U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/
Yeah, their boat is soon to be anchored so they have no more fear of rocking it.
Yes. They do it, and so does the media. It's all propaganda.
BTW, another fond name they have for them is "authorities".
One of my family members just joined the Border Patrol and used the same terminology with me. I corrected her and told her that she was a civilian too, but she insisted that she was not.
The militarization of law enforcement is one of the signs of a totalitiarian government.
Gone are the days where the police officer was your friend. Now, they resemble the standing army our Founding Fathers warned against.
Most are little more than revenue agents for the state. Others are thugs who get off on bossing people around. There are still a few good ones around, but how are we supposed to tell the difference?
Because of course they REFUSE to see the benefit in crime deterrence in private carry. It would mean fewer jobs for them and less glory for their union bosses.
And others are simply clueless.
Perhaps it's time to find a friendly local sheriff who will be willing to deputize me. Perhaps if I "volunteer" some money to his re-election campaign....
If Bush/Ashcroft really believed the RKBA was an individual Right, and they really believed in enforcing the laws, they would simply file federal civil Rights charges against the first state cop that harassed someone carrying a gun inside their own state, territory, commonwealth or District of Columbia.
They could have taken that case in D.C. a little while ago that challenged its draconian gun laws. Either they opposed it, or SCOTUS declined to hear it. With this SCOTUS, that's probably a good thing.
The freeper named robertpaulsen made an argument, convincing to me at least, that the BOR didn't apply to states, just the Feds. The gist of his argument was that only when cases are resolved by SCOTUS and thus incorporated by the 14th Amendment, does any one of the BOR by incorporation, finally force recognition by all the states. I'm not a lawyer, but he sounded convincing. Dubious at first, I eventually bought it.
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Gone are the days where the police officer was your friend. Now, they resemble the standing army our Founding Fathers warned against.
Most are little more than revenue agents for the state. Others are thugs who get off on bossing people around. There are still a few good ones around, but how are we supposed to tell the difference?
RIGHT ON THE MONEY!
It's not just that, there's a fear factor and laziness. They've been brought in the land of the Sullivan law. The guys on the NYPD I know don't like going to the range. Only my best friend likes to go.
There was a robbery at a restaurant in Queens not that many years ago. The cops responded, firing over 240 rounds, IIRC, nobody was hit!
They've been brought in the land of the Sullivan law.
make that
They've been brought up in the land of the Sullivan law.
They've been bought in the land of the Sullivan law.
LOL
Become a police officer then I guess.
Don't worry folks. This will cause the Supremes to rediscover an obscure concept called "federalism" and kick this one back to the curb.
I found one article that said that over 2,600 policemen had survived because they were wearing a vest. Probably since vests were introduced in the mid to late 70's.
So I think your statistics do not tell the entire story. If there were no bullet proof vests, the statistics for police officer being killed would be quite a bit higher.
Keep in mind that the Bill of Rights simply enumerates some of our Rights. Just because a Right isn't listed doesn't mean it doesn't exist. For instance, you have a Right to a trial by jury, regardless of whether or not it's actually listed in the Bill of Rights or in any state constitution.
Likewise, you also have a Right to travel, even though it's not listed in the Bill of Rights.
The way I understand it, the 10 items mentioned in the Bill of Rights were so important, that some of the Founders wanted to put them into the Constitution. This was the blood price for getting states wary of federal power to accept the Constitition.
Also remember that according to Jefferson, the primary purpose of gov't is to protect our Rights. And since the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, the federal gov't has an obligation to support it, using force if necessary, when it is under assault from any "foreign or domestic enemy".
One of my family members just joined the Border Patrol and used the same terminology with me. I corrected her and told her that she was a civilian too, but she insisted that she was not. I guess cops think of themselves above Civilian Law now, but they sure don't fall under the UCMJ.
The militarization of law enforcement is one of the signs of a totalitiarian government.
Perhaps it's time to find a friendly local sheriff who will be willing to deputize me.
And if truck drivers didn't wear seat belts their statistics would be higher.
And if fishermen didn't wear life jackets theirs would be higher too.
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