‘National Concealed Carry for Cops’

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House Passes H.R. 218 - Now on to the Senate!

This just in from LEAA...

For Immediate Release

June 23rd 2004

House Passes ‘National Concealed Carry for Cops’

LEAA’s 12 year fight ends in victory for officer safety

Washington DC – 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 Congressman 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.â€

LEAA’s Fotis and Congressman Cunningham were joined by Congressman Ric Keller

(R-FL) and Congressman Tom Feeney (R-FL) as well as law enforcement leaders

Bill 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/

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