NRA Instate for Legislative Action
ILA Report (excerpt)
August 1998
 

Today, the 31 states that have right-to-carry laws are home to 127 million Americans, nearly half the U.S. population.  States with right-to-carry laws have lower overall violent crime rates, compared with states without right-to-carry.  In state after state, statistics prove that carry-license holders are more law abiding than the general public.  In Florida, for example, the firearms crime rate among license holders, annually averaging only several crimes per 100,000 licensees, is a fraction of the rate for the state as a whole.  Since the carry law went into effect in 1987, less than 0.02 percent of Florida carry permits have been revoked because of firearm-related crimes committed by license holders.  (Editors note: As a firearm instructor for over 45 years, including training of lay people, security, and law enforcement personnel, I have yet to come across any reports of former trainees involved in firearm-related crimes. JLC)

Critical Incident Management Training for Emergency Response Personnel (excerpt)
Ernest G.Vendrell, CPP, CPO, CEM

Both public and private sector organizations are becoming increasingly aware of the need to plan for effective management of critical incidents.  Officials are expected not only to prepare well-written plans for these events, but to also have a plan in place that works and is understood by all.  This requires that the plan be tested through training thereby ensuring that responding personnel can immediately initiate emergency management operations.  This is particularly important when on considers that the first responder to a critical incident assumes responsibility for managing the scene until help arrives.  The actions of this individual can make the difference in preventing or reducing loss of life, injuries, or property damage.

The National Stolen Art File is a computerized index of stolen art and cultural property as reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation by law enforcement agencies throughout the United States and internationally. The NSAF consists of images and physical descriptions of stolen and recovered objects, in addition to investigative case information. The primary goal of the National Stolen Art File is to serve as a tool to assist investigators in art and cultural artifact theft cases and to function as an analytical database providing law enforcement officials with information concerning art theft.