Editorials
Editorial boards across the country have spoken out in opposition to the Tiahrt restrictions. Below are links to excerpts from a selection of editorials.
- "Law makes it easier to sell weapons illegally" The Miami Herald, April 18, 2009
- "Enabling the Gunmen" The Washington Post, April 14, 2009
- "Editorial: Easy gun access kills" The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 10, 2009
- "Again, it's the guns And NRA is back with the same old fear tactics" Philadelphia Daily News, April 7, 2009
- "Two Early Tests on Guns" The New York Times, February 20, 2009
- "NRA puppets" ToledoBlade, July 19, 2007
- "Congress dances as the gun lobby pulls the strings" Pittsburgh Post Gazette, July 18, 2007
- "Congress Misfired" The Bergen Record, July 17, 2007
- "These Gun Laws Are Killing Us" Philadelphia Daily News, July 17, 2007
- "Bad and (Maybe) Good News on Guns" The New York Times, July 17, 2007
- "Gun Lobby Wins Again" Albany Times-Union, July 15, 2007
- "Tracking Illegal Guns" The Journal News, July 14, 2007
- "Guns First, Police Second" Courier-Journal, July 14, 2007
- "Free Up the Gun Data" Newsday, July 12, 2007
- "Congress Owes This Hero" New York Daily News, July 12, 2007
- "Take Off the Blinders" The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, July 12, 2007
- "Fighting Gun Violence" The Sacramento Bee, July 11, 2007
- "Follow the Guns" The Washington Post, July 11, 2007
- "Can the House Buck the Gun Lobby?" The New York Times, July 11, 2007
- "Crime-fighters vs. Congress" The Boston Globe, July 9, 2007
- "Gun-Control Policy" The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 9, 2007
- "Aim For Safety" The San Francisco Chronicle, July 8, 2007
- "Groveling on Guns" The Albany Times-Union, July 8, 2007
- "Congress Shields Gun Traffickers" New Haven Register, July 6, 2007
- "Uncooperative Congress" Columbus Dispatch, July 3, 2007
- "Local Cops Lose on Gun Data Issue" Minneapolis Star Tribune, July 3, 2007
- "The N.R.A.'s Senate" The New York Times, July 2, 2007
- "Taking on the NRA" The Baltimore Sun, June 28, 2007
- "A Chance to Reduce Gun Violence" The Chattanooga Times Free Press, June 26, 2007
- "How do Tiahrt restrictions protect cops?" The Wichita Eagle, June 20, 2007
- "Un-cuff gun law enforcement" Philadelphia Daily News, June 20, 2007
- "Police need records of guns at crime scenes" The Bowling Green Daily News, June 14, 2007
- "Aiding and Abetting" The New York Daily News, May 13, 2007
- "Silence on Guns" The New York Times, May 10, 2007
- "Smoking Gun" The Baltimore Sun, May 4, 2007
- "Policy Trigger" The Washington Post, April 30, 2007
- "Disarming the Arms Merchants" The New York Times, April 29, 2007
- "Tiahrt gun amendment needs revision" The Wichita Eagle, April 25, 2007
- "Stop shielding gun rogues" New York Daily News, April 25, 2007
- "Cops owed access to federal gun data" The Central New Jersey Home News Tribune, April 23, 2007
- "Virginia Tech, a week later" The Christian Science Monitor, April 23, 2007
- "Time to free ATF from NRA's rules" The Boston Herald, April 20, 2007
- "Mayors want access to gun source data" The Bergen Record, April 19, 2007
- "Deny easy gun access to dangerous people" The Chicago Sun-Times, April 18, 2007
- "Cities Should Have Access to ATF's Trace Data on Illegal Gun Sales" The Columbus Dispatch, April 17, 2007
- "Getting Guns Off the Streets" The Cincinnati/Kentucky Post, April 14, 2007
- "Mayors Unite Against Gun Crime" The Cincinnati Enquirer, April 13, 2007
- "Restore Access to Gun Data" The Newark Star-Ledger, March 26, 2007
- "U.S. Mayors Get Tough On Illegal Firearms" The Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, January 26, 2007
- "Take a Rightful Aim at Illegal Guns" The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 2, 2006
- "Mayors Fight Back Against Gun Scourge" The Indianapolis Star, October 28, 2006
- "A Bad Bill" The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, September 15, 2006
- "Deadly, Intentional Ignorance on Guns" The Los Angeles Times, September 3, 2006
- "Lawmakers ignore gun violence" New Haven Register, July 16, 2006
- "Don't Weaken Gun Laws" The St. Petersburg Times, July 13, 2006
- ".44 Caliber Mistakes" The Washington Post, July 12, 2006
- "The Call of the Gun Lobby" The New York Times, June 19, 2006
Police Organizations That Have Called For Repealing the Tiahrt Amendments
As of January 1, 2009
National Law Enforcement Associations:
- International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
- Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA)
- Police Executive Research Foundation (PERF)
- International Brotherhood of Police Officers (IBPO)
- Police Foundation
- Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association (HAPCOA)
- National Latino Peace Officers Association (NLPOA)
- National Black Police Association (NBPA)
- National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)
- National Sheriff’s Association
- School Safety Advocacy Council
State Law Enforcement Associations:
- California Association of Chiefs of Police
- Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police
- Connecticut Association of Chiefs of Police
- Delaware Police Chiefs Council
- Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police
- Illinois Grand Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police
- Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police
- Maine Association of Chiefs of Police
- Maryland Municipal Law Enforcement Executives Association
- Massachusetts Association of Chiefs of Police
- Massachusetts Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge
- Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police
- Minnesota Association of Chiefs of Police
- Nevada Sheriffs and Chiefs Association
- New England Association of Chiefs of Police
- New Jersey County Prosecutors Association
- New Mexico Association of Chiefs of Police
- New York Association of Chiefs of Police
- Oregon Association of Chiefs of Police
- Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association
- Texas Association of Chiefs of Police
- Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police
- Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (Washington State)
Local Law Enforcement:
- More than 200 Individual Police Chiefs and Sheriffs on behalf of their jurisdictions.