On the recordMarch 2, 2004
this amendment has 67 cosponsors. I am proud to say Senator Leahy and Senator Reid of Nevada are original cosponsors. This is the No. 1 priority for the 300,000-member Fraternal Order of Police, and has been endorsed by literally every major police organization in the country, giving off-duty and retired policemen authority to carry concealed weapons interstate with proper training. We already have a similar law in place for airline pilots. Certainly law enforcement is kind of the front line of new defense in the war on terrorism as well as the work they do with traditional law enforcement. It defies common sense that trained policemen cannot carry interstate when we all know criminals and terrorists do outside of the law. I want to make sure we give America's policemen the same protection.
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