WHEREAS, there are literally several hundred law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line to protect the public’s safety on our nation’s university and college campuses; and WHEREAS, these police officers are employed by private sector or quasi-government institutions of higher learning throughout the United States; and

WHEREAS, these campus police officers are “sworn,” “licensed,” or “certified” peace officers, and are, therefore, required by their respective states to maintain arrest powers and receive certification from the appropriate state or local agency or statutory authority; and

WHEREAS, numerous members of the University/College Police Section of the International Association of Chiefs of Police have been adversely impacted by the omission of their members from the law enforcement exception to the Gun Control Act of 1968 as amended by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 for the acquisition and possession of high-capacity magazines; and

WHEREAS, various federal laws require all universities and colleges to collect and report on criminal activities within their jurisdictions at a level higher than mandated for other police agencies; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), duly assembled at its 104th annual conference in Orlando, Florida, strongly supports the inclusion of police officers employed by private or quasi-governmental institutions of higher learning throughout the United States be included in “law enforcement” exception Section 922(w)(93)(A) from the prohibitions of Section 922(w)(1) of the Gun Control Act of 1968, U.S.C. Chapter 44, as amended by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the IACP urge Congress and the appropriate executive branch agencies with jurisdiction to modify language and/or interpretation of existing federal laws to encompass all campus police personnel—for those who are required to become “sworn,” “licensed,” or “certified” peace officers—within the meaning of the existing law enforcement exception language.