32 states now have "shall issue" concealed carry laws, as differentiated from "may issue". The latest is Michigan.
"In a recent poll, 85% of our 1,352 members favored right to carry"
SGT. John J. Johnson, president
St. Louis Police Officer's Association
"I lobbied against the (concealed carry) law in 1993 and 1995 because I thought it would lead to wholesale armed conflict. That hasn't happened. All the horror stories I thought would come to pass didn't happen. No bogeyman. I think it has worked out well, and that says good things about the citizens who have permits. I'm a convert."
Glenn White, president, Dallas Police Association
"From a law enforcement perspective, the licensing process has not resulted in problems in the community from people arming themselves with concealed weapons."
Commissioner James T. Moore,
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
"Some of the public safety concerns (over right to carry) which we imagined or anticipated a couple of years ago, to our pleasant surprise, have been unfounded or mitigated."
Fairfax County, Virginia
Police Major Bill Brown |
