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President
Chief Louis M. Dekmar
LaGrange, GA, Police Department
Immediate Past President
Chief Donald W. De Lucca
Doral, FL, Police Department
First Vice President
Chief Paul M. Cell
Montclair State University, NJ, Police Department
Second Vice President
Chief Steven R. Casstevens
Buffalo Grove, IL, Police Department
Third Vice President
Chief Cynthia E. Renaud
Folsom, CA, Police Department
Fourth Vice President
Chief Dwight E. Henninger
Vail, CO, Police Department
Vice President at Large
Chief Richard E. Smith
Wakefield, MA, Police Department
Vice President at Large
Chief Wade Carpenter
Park City, UT, Police Department
International Vice President
Assistant Commissioner Joe Oliver
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Canada
Vice President-Treasurer
Chief Ken A. Walker
West University Place, TX, Police Department
General Chair Division of State Associations of Chiefs of Police
Chief Timothy Lowery
Florissant, MO, Police Department
General Chair Division of State and Provincial Police
Colonel Tracy Trott
Tennessee Highway Patrol
General Chair of the Midsize Agencies Division
Chief David B. Rausch
Knoxville, TN, Police Department
Parliamentarian
Michael A. Caldwell
Delong, Caldwell, Bridgers, Fitzpatrick & Benjamin, LLC, Dunwoody, GA
Executive Director / Chief Executive Officer
Vincent Talucci
Alexandria, VA
Deputy Executive Director / Chief Operating Officer
Terrence M. Cunningham
Alexandria, VA
April 19, 2018 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Paul Ryan Speaker
U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Chuck Schumer Minority Leader
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Democratic Leader
U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, Speaker Ryan, Leader Pelosi, and members of Congress, We write to you as a coalition of law enforcement agencies and organizations from across the United States. We strongly oppose the Concealed Carry Reciprocity proposals currently before Congress (H.R. 38/S. 446). These bills would override state permitting laws that limit who can carry a loaded hidden gun in each state and would force states to allow individuals to carry guns who are not qualified to do so under their own laws. This legislation is a dangerous encroachment on individual state efforts to protect public safety, and it would effectively nullify duly enacted state laws and hamper law enforcement efforts to prevent gun violence. Mandated reciprocity would effectively override the permitting requirements of individual states, such as requiring safety training or prohibiting permits for people with multiple convictions for violent misdemeanors or drug or alcohol abuse problems.
Further, there is currently no system to verify the validity of concealed carry permits across state lines, which means that law enforcement could not confirm whether an individual is carrying a weapon legally or creating a risk to public safety. Together, we urge you to make the safety of the American people a priority and stand with us on this issue. Sincerely, Chief Louis M. Dekmar William Evans President, International Association of Chiefs of Police Commissioner LaGrange, Georgia, Police Department Boston Police Department Joined by: Sheriff Samuel Cochran, Mobile County sheriffs office, Mobile, AL Chief of Police David E. Barbour, Dadeville Police Department, Dadeville, AL Chief Edward C Randle, Brinkley Police Dept, Brinkley, AR Chief Leo Dale Teague, Central City Police Dept., Central City, AR SACOP Executive Director Gary Sipes, Arkansas Association of Chiefs of Police, North Little Rock, AR Chief of Police - Retired Danny E. Bradley, North Little Rock Police Department, North Little Rock, AR Chief Steve Tosh, NWACC Police, Bentonville, AR Chief of Police Jim Kuchenbecker, Bull Shoals Police Department, Bull Shoals, AR Chief of Police James A Tucker Jr, De Witt Police Department, De Witt, AR Chief of Police Paul Woodruff, Harrison Police Department, Harrison, AR Chief of Police Jesse Martinez, Little Flock Police Department, Little Flock, AR Captain Phillip Faulkner, Paragould Police Department, Paragould, AR Chief of Police Sean Duggan, Chandler Police Department, Chandler, AZ Chief of Police Frank Balkcom Sr, Page Police Department, Page, AZ retired registered nurse Katharine Marie Rose, none, Prescott, AZ Chief of Police Larry D Scarber, Snowflake-Taylor Police Department, Snowflake, AZ Chief of Police Chris Magnus, Tucson Police Department, Tucson, AZ Retired Chief of Police/ President Ness & Associates James J. Ness, Ph.D., Ness & Associates, Mesa, AZ Police Chief Jeri L Williams, Phoenix Police Department, Phoenix, AZ Psychologist Marilyn Wooley, Marilyn Wooley, Redding, CA Chief of Police Joseph G. Paulino, SBCUSD Police Department, San Bernardino, CA Chief of Police Shelley Zimmerman, San Diego Police Department, San Diego, CA Chief of Police Diana Bishop, San Rafael PD, San Rafael, CA Principle Officer Peter Gagliardi, Triple Barrel Strategies, LLC, Santee, CA Chief of Police Joshua Fitch, Colusa Police Department, Colusa, CA Chief of Police Charlie Beck, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles, CA Police Chief Jeff Tudor, San Leandro Police Department, San Leandro, CA
Deputy Sheriff Sergeant - Retired Thomas Ludwig, Tulare County Sheriff's Department, Visalia, CA Chief of Police Tom Wickman, Frisco Police Department (Colorado), Frisco, CO Chief of Police Dwight Henninger, Vail Police Department, Vail, CO Chief of Police John Salvatore, Monroe Police Department, Monroe, CT Chief Of Police Chief James Viadero, Newtown Police Department, Newtown, CT Chief of Police Michael D. Custer, Rocky Hill Police Department, Rocky Hill, CT Chief of Police Michael Lombardo, Trumbull Police Department, Trumbull, CT Police Chief Gary MacNamara, Fairfield Police Dept, Fairfield, CT Chief of Police James J Heavey, Greenwich Police, Greenwich, CT Chief of Police Jeffrey C. Hutchinson, Guilford Police Department, Guilford, CT Chief William N. McKenna, Middletown Police Department, Middletown, CT Chief of Police Thomas Kulhawik, Norwalk Police Department, Norwalk, CT Chief of Police John S. Roche, Ridgefield Police Department, Ridgefield, CT Chief of Police Jonathan Fontneau, City of Stamford Police Department, Stamford, CT Chief of Police Edwin S. Henion, Weston Police Department, Weston, CT Police Chief Fotios Koskinas, Westport Police Department, Westport, CT Cahirman Chief William E. Bryson, Delware Police Chiefs Council, Inc., Camden, DE Chief of Police Marvin Mailey, Jr., Dover Police Department, Dover, DE Chief of Police W. Scott Collins, Selbyville Police Department, Selbville, DE Chief Troy M. Crowson, South Bethany Police, south bethany, DE Chief of Police Donald W De Lucca, City of Doral, Doral, FL Chief of Police Keith M. Touchberry, Fellsmere Police Department, Fellsmere, FL Chief of Police Donald Lee, Key West Police Dept., Key West, FL Chief of Police / Director of Public Safety Renee Purden, Melbourne International Police Department, Melbourne, FL Chief Richard Bearu, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL Chief of Police John Mina, Orlando Police Department, Orlando, FL Chief of Police David Allen, Surfside Police Department, Surfside, FL Chief of Police Samuel Ceballos, Jr., Pinecrest Police Department, Village of Pinecrest, FL Public Safety Director Jack Lumpkin, Dekalb County GA Public Safety Department, Tucker, GA Chief of Police Erika Shields, Atlanta Police Department, Atlanta, GA Parliamentarian, IACP Michael A. Caldwell, DeLong, Caldwell, Bridgers, Fitzpatrick & Benjamin, LLC, Atlanta, GA Police Chief Paul K. Ferreira, Hawaii Police Department, Hilo, HI Chief of Police David Porter, DeWitt Police Department, DeWitt, IA Chief of Police Shane Kron, Coralville Police Department, Coralville, IA Police Chief Daniel R Losada, Knoxville Police Department, Knoxville, IA Chief of Police Shiloh B. Mork, Webster City Police Department, Webster City, IA Deputy Chief of Police Scott Tarter, Chatham Police Department, Chatham, IL Chief of Police Vernon Foli, Chatham Police Department, Chatham, Il Retired Commander Edward Gross, Chicago Police Department, Chicago, IL Chief of Police Joseph Ford, City of Countryside, Countryside, Il Chief of Police - Retired Michael Williams, Flossmoor Police Department, Flossmoor, IL Deputy Police Chief Andrew Johnson, Hanover Park PD, Hanover Park, IL