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TRUCKERS' SAFETY * USA - OOIDA supports bill that would allow truckers to protect themselves
Washington,DC,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Clarissa Kell-Holland -17 June 2009: -- On Friday, June 12, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent a letter of support to a lawmaker who has introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate that would allow drivers to protect themselves while out on the road... The bill was introduced by Sen. John Thune, R-SD, and has 22 co-sponsors, and seeks to allow “citizens who have concealed carry permits from the state in which they reside to carry concealed firearms in another state that grants concealed carry permits, if the individual complies with the laws of the state.”... On average, OOIDA members are away from home more than 240 nights per year. A Land Line poll found that more than 40 percent of respondents had either had “close calls” or had found themselves victims of violence while parked... OOIDA President, Jim Johnston, said that even though truckers are susceptible to harm and theft, “they are effectively prohibited from carrying a weapon to defend themselves because of the lack of consistent reciprocity between jurisdictions"... (Photo from parking-net.com: Truck parking)
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