WHEREAS, federal programs designed to assist local, state, and tribal law enforcement agencies have played a vital role in reducing the nation’s crime rate; and...

WHEREAS, federal programs designed to assist local, state, and tribal law enforcement agencies have played a vital role in reducing the nation’s crime rate...

WHEREAS, the reduction of firearms-related violent crime has been and continues to be a major goal of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)...

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WHEREAS, many police agencies have severe personnel shortages in their firearm units; and,

WHEREAS, there is currently a need for National Integrated Ballistic...

WHEREAS, firearms related-violent crime is steadily increasing in the United States both in the yearly death toll and number of shooting incidents (see full 2007...

WHEREAS, the membership of the IACP passed a resolution in 1992 declaring that there are no legitimate sporting or hunting purposes recognized for certain semi-automatic...

WHEREAS, the reduction of firearms-related crime has been and continues to be a major goal of the IACP; and

WHEREAS, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco...

WHEREAS, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) have launched a national campaign named “Don’t Lie for...

WHEREAS, since 1993, firearms-related injuries and deaths have been declining steadily; and

WHEREAS, yet they continue to remain the second leading cause of injury death...

WHEREAS, gun-related violent crime is one of this nation’s primary concerns, and the deaths of our citizens, especially our children, harms families, communities, society, and...

WHEREAS, the widespread unlawful use, possession and sale of firearms is directly related or contributes to the number one cause of duty related deaths of...