[Pern]

the national "Fraternal Order of Police, which supports [Leahy's legislation], does not want you and me to be able to carry" a concealed weapon.

They're a bunch of clowns anyway.

When asked if the bill would make police a "special protected class," David Carle, a spokesman for Leahy, refused to answer directly.

IMO LEO's are already part of a 'protected class'. How many times do we read about a LEO thug that has killed or maimed an innocent citizen while performing his/her 'duties'. And do they get prosecuted?

[Pistolshot]

"Our bill would permit qualified law enforcement officers and qualified retired law enforcement officers across the nation to carry concealed firearms in most situations,"

And the difference between qualified CCW permit holders and these officers is ....what?

Not a damn thing. These officers and retirees have no more arrest powers crossing state lines as you and I do. They are still subject to local jurisdictions, so this bill would only segregate those individuals from ALL law-abiding qualified concealed carry permit holders.

The FOP should change to FLOP.......the Fraternal Lame Order of Police.

[Ajnin]

Police officers are paid by the taxpayer to exercise their constitutional rights. The same taxpayers have to pay in order to exercise the same right which is restricted to a standard for below than that of LEO's. I'd say that police are definitely given special treatment in this regard.

[SteveH]

bang

[Senator_Blutarski]

This is the wrong approach. Let the law be passed and then demand the same right for every law-abiding citizen.

[riverrunner]

It is a start we have to break the idea that no ones needs to carry a gun. Let the airline pilots carry let the police officers carry. Take are rights back step by step.

[destroid]

Here is an excellent article on why cops-only national concealed carry is a BAD idea

http://www.keepandbeararms.com/CopsOnlyCCW/

[Dan from Michigan]

I'll back this if they include national reciprocity(sp) for CCW.

Deal?

[goldstategop]

I agree. The bill should amended to make shall issue carry concealed weapons permits reciprocal nationwide (for both police officers AND civilians) so it has effect even in may issue discretionary permit states like California and Missouri.