April 19, 2018 The Honorable Mitch McConnell - …

1 44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 200 | Alexandria, VA 22314, USA | or | April 19, 2018. The Honorable Mitch McConnell The Honorable Chuck Schumer Majority Leader Minority Leader Senate Senate Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510. The Honorable Paul Ryan The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker Democratic Leader House of Representatives House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 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.

2 We strongly oppose the Concealed Carry Reciprocity proposals currently before Congress ( 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.

3 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. President Third Vice President Vice President at Large General Chair Division of State Parliamentarian Chief Louis M. Dekmar Chief Cynthia E. Renaud Chief Wade Carpenter Associations of Chiefs of Police Michael A. Caldwell LaGrange, GA, Police Department Folsom, CA, Police Department Park City, UT, Police Department Chief Timothy Lowery Delong, Caldwell, Bridgers, Fitzpatrick Florissant, MO, Police Department & Benjamin, LLC, Dunwoody, GA.

4 Immediate Past President Fourth Vice President International Vice President Chief Donald W. De Lucca Chief Dwight E. Henninger Assistant Commissioner Joe Oliver General Chair Division of State Executive Director /. Doral, FL, Police Department Vail, CO, Police Department Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Provincial Police Chief Executive Officer Canada Colonel Tracy Trott Vincent Talucci First Vice President Vice President at Large Tennessee Highway Patrol Alexandria, VA. Chief Paul M. Cell Chief Richard E. Smith Vice President-Treasurer Montclair State University, NJ, Wakefield, MA, Police Department Chief Ken A.

5 Walker General Chair of the Midsize Deputy Executive Director /. Police Department West University Place, TX, Agencies Division Chief Operating Officer Police Department Chief David B. Rausch Terrence M. Cunningham Second Vice President Knoxville, TN, Police Department Alexandria, VA. Chief Steven R. Casstevens Buffalo Grove, IL, Police Department 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.

6 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.

7 , 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.

8 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, , Ness & Associates, Mesa, AZ.

9 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.

10 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.