On Jun 8, 2009, at 10:10 AM, Volokh, Eugene wrote:
Is there some set of quotes of sheriffs and police
chiefs changing their mind about shall-issue after shall-issue laws
were implemented? I'd love to see them (and forward them to someone
with whom I was talking about this). Many thanks,
Hm... you asked exactly the same question on 2/12/08, and Joe Olsen
responded with this list:
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What Former Opponents Now Say About Right To Carry Reform Legislation
Since that time I have had a change of heart because I think it is
working very well.
Florida Senator Ron Silver (Leading opponent of Right to Carry Reform)
March 21, 1995
I'm detecting that I'm eating a lot of crow on this issue.... I think
that says something, that we've gotten to this point in the year and
in the third largest city in America there has not been a single
charge against anyone that had anything to do with a concealed handgun.
John Holmes (Harris County [Houston, TX] District Attorney) December
9, 1996
[Although data was collected from January 1, 1988 until May 31, 1990
by the Metro-Dade Police Department] further research was not
conducted due to the small number of ... permit holders found to be
involved in incidents during the initial study period.
Fred Taylor (Director, Metro-Dade Police Department September 17, 1991
Police Officials Who Know, Have no Problem With Right to Carry Reform
I am pleased to see the law has worked as anticipated. It is truly a
model from which other states should build.
Commissioner Edward M. Spooner (former 1st VP of Florida Police Chiefs
Association) March 24, 1995
It has impressed me how remarkably responsible the permit holders have
been.
Colonel James Wilson (Director Texas Department of Public Safety)
The people who get these concealed handgun licenses are not the people
we should be concerned about having firearms; these are law-abiding
citizens.
Captain F. Sherwood Stillman (Oregon State Police Coordinator)
November 4, 1993
Virginia has not turned into Dodge City. We have not seen a problem.
Jerry Kilgore (Virginia Public Safety Secretary) November 1996
When the [Florida] law was first passed, some people predicted it
would be the OK Corral down here. Everyone would have a gun;
everybody would be shooting everyone else. But that hasn't happened.
Gerald Arenberg (President, American Police Federation) February 8, 1993
Florida's Concealed Weapon law has been very successful. All major law
enforcement groups supported the original legislation and in the 8
years the program has been in place, none of those groups have
requested any changes.
John M. Russi (Director Florida Division of Licensing) December 5, 1995
We've had no problems at all. They're [criminals] concerned because
they don't know who's got a gun. Why take the chance?
Sheriff B. J. Barnes (Gilford County, North Carolina) December 29, 1996
From everything we've been able to gather, people with permits are
not out there committing crimes. The people who do commit the crimes
give two hoots and a holler about obtaining a permit.
Major Dean DeJong (Miami Police Department) May 10, 1992
As we had seen in other states ..., the fears of the naysayers have
not come to fruition. But the facts speak for themselves. None of
those horror stories have materialized.
Sheriff David Williams (Terrant County [Ft. Worth] Texas) July 17, 1996
Police Can't Eliminate Need for Right to Carry Reform
We are very limited in how much we [the police] can protect people.
Chief Dean Mooney (Golden Valley Police Department) February 10, 1996
[The police] are under no general duty to provide...police protection,
to any particular individual citizen
Warren v. District, 444 A2d 1h, 3h (DC App. 1981), accord Silver v.
Minneapolis, 170 NW 2d 206 (Meinen. 1969)
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