TRUCKERS' DEATH * USA: Carrying legal firearms ?
* Kentucky - New proposal honors slain truck driver and aims to protect others
Henderson,KY,USA -TriState -1 Dec 2014: -- A tragedy sheds light on a possible need for protection for truck drivers across the nation... Following Mike Boeglin's murder, many in the trucking industry are supporting new legislation named in his honor... Boeglin was killed during a robbery in Detroit over the summer... New legislation would allow truckers to carry a concealed weapon in order to protect themselves and their cargo... Right now, truckers may have a conceal and carry permit in one state, but that permit doesn't apply to every other state... Conceal and carry laws can vary from state to state as well... Mike's Law would allow truckers or other people employed in interstate commerce to apply for a federal gun permit... That permit would allow them carry concealed firearms from one state to another, or through a state while on duty...
* Michigan - Widow gives birth to daughter of trucker whose death spurred ‘right to carry’ petition
(Photo from Fox 2 Detroit - Boeglin and his wife, Ashley)
Detroit,MICH,USA -Overdrive -December 1, 2014: -- Another reminder of grave news from June — the daughter of late truck driver Michael Boeglin was born late last week, according to Truckers News... The Small Business in Transportation Coalition's petition to Congress for a federal 'business carry' program for interstate drivers had garnered 1,423 signatures as of this ... Ashley Boeglin gave birth to MacKenzie Albury Boeglin Friday morning. Ashley told local media that MacKenzie is a “spitting image” of her father... Michael Boeglin was murdered in Detroit in June. The 31-year-old driver out of Ferdinand, IND., was shot several times in an empty parking lot where he’d parked to wait to pick up a load at a nearby steel plant. His truck was also set on fire... Boeglin’s death again highlighted the need for more safe parking options for truck drivers...
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