Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) spoke on the floor Monday night about the Judiciary Committee’s progress on legislation related to gun violence, including last week reporting out the Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act. Leahy, who is chairman of the committee, authored the measure that
has the strong support of many law enforcement organizations with a bipartisan group of Senators. In his floor statement Monday, Leahy called on Senators to continue working together, as they did earlier this year on the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, to pass common sense legislation related to gun violence.
We have the strong support of several leading law enforcement organizations including the Fraternal Order of Police, the FBI Agents Association, the Major Cities Chiefs Association, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. Last week I received a letter from the NAACP lending their strong support to our efforts. I thank all of these organizations for their assistance and support.
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