WHEREAS, the widespread use and possession of concealed firearms and handguns in public places poses a substantial threat to the safety of law enforcement officers, as well as to the safety of all citizens; and

WHEREAS, the ease with which firearms and handguns can be concealed facilitates and increases crime, and particularly violent crime, in this country, and inhibits the ability of investigative and law enforcement officers to perform their duties safely and effectively, and to assist in the prevention of crime and the protection of persons and their property; and

WHEREAS, it is vital for the effective law enforcement for all federal, state, county, tribal and local law enforcement officers to be able to cooperate to utilize available technology to assist one another in the investigation of crime, the apprehension of suspects while protecting themselves from serious injury or being killed in the line of duty; and

WHEREAS, the possession and use of concealed firearms and handguns continues to pose a threat to the safety and well-being of all of our citizens and there is an overwhelming public interest in deterring crimes committed by persons with concealed firearms and handguns; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), duly assembled at its 103rd annual conference in Phoenix, Arizona, supports any legislative proposal(s) which support the development of gun detection technologies and facilitates the use of such technologies by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in order to control the illegal possession and use of firearms and handguns and criminal activity.