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Friday,
July 01, 2005
The
following survey questions were posed by mail of 22,587 Chiefs
of Police and Sheriffs in the United States. It represents a cross
section of professional command officers involving every state.
The survey was conducted for the 17th consecutive year by the
National Association of Chiefs of Police. (321)264-0911.
www.aphf.org ,
policeinfo@aphf.org.
Permission to reproduce in whole or part is given if credit is
given to the National Association of Chiefs of Police © 2005.
The National Association of Chiefs
of Police (NACOP) has released its "17th Annual National Survey
of Police Chiefs & Sheriffs," and the responses show, yet
again, that our nation's law enforcement officers staunchly support
our Right to Keep and Bear Arms. The survey was sent to more than
22,000 Chiefs of Police and Sheriffs, and represents a cross section
of professional command officers involving every state in the
country.
According to a recent PHXnews.com article, NACOP asserts that
" the public perception of how police view certain issues is based
on media coverage, which is not necessarily accurate. When police
chiefs and sheriffs are allowed to respond to poll questions anonymously,
the politics may be removed from their answers."
The survey's results certainly
seem to reflect that contention. Among the highlights:
- 93.6% of the respondents supported
civilian gun-ownership rights;
- 96% of the police chiefs and
sheriffs believe criminals obtain firearms from illegal sources,
and;
- 63.1% believe concealed-weapons
permits would reduce violent crime
Even though the media and anti-gun
organizations frequently use politically-motivated, anti-gun police
bureaucrats to promote their gun-ban message, the fact is that
the vast majority of law enforcement officers reject this extremist,
anti-gun agenda.
To view the entire survey, please
visit http://www.aphf.org/surveyresults.pdf.
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