In the Spotlight
Its a fast-paced world where situations can change in the blink of an eye. The Spotlight is one of your best tools for picking important items out of the darkness. We will bring you breaking news and developments in critical fights so you can stay on the forward edge of the battle. If you want to know what's just ahead, reach for The Spotlight!

LEAA Federal Legislative Update
Make sure that you are up to date with Federal Legislation that can and will affect you! LEAA is on the job, you should be too!

LEAA on NRA News - Law Enforcement Low Down
Watch this eye-opening report --How Criminals Get Guns!

LEAA Backed Lawsuit Overturns San Fran Gun Ban
Click here to read our press release

Senate joins House in Overwhelming Support for National Cop Carry
In a stunning 91-8 vote the U.S. Senate joined the President and the House of Representatives in making a clear statement: the time for improving police and community safety is now! But in spite of their efforts, politics-as-usual still reigns in Washington as anti-gun politicians put their personal agendas above officer safety and "poisoned" the bill with amendments that have nothing to do with saving police lives. Stay up-to-the-minute with the H.R. 218 Action Center!

Time Ran Out for the Clinton Gun and Magazine Ban
It was a bad law from the start, an experiment so doubtful that even its framers put a ten-year time limit on it. After a decade of waste and failed promises, the time came to let that expire. But it wasn't be easy-- the same back-room politicians that pushed this law in the first place wanted to not only extend its life, but to expand its reach and outlaw millions more firearms. Find out more about this fight and the battle through which WE prevailed.

Looking for a Back Issue of SHIELD?
Select articles from featured back issues will be posted to this website. Be sure you don't miss out!

Cops versus Gun Control
The simple truth in undeniable: rank-and-file cops oppose gun control. LEAA has been at the forefront of this position, providing a forum for real cops to present a real-world perspective.

LEAA in Hot Pursuit
The debate continues to rage on the subject of police pursuit of fleeing felons. As usual, LEAA is found on the front line, providing real-world perspectives to educate the public on this controversial issue. LEAA's Kevin Watson appears on MSNBC to set the record straight.

LEAA on Use of Force
LEAA's Jim Fotis appeared on the O'Reilly Factor (Fox News Channel) to provide the general public with an inside view on the issues of police use of force following a dramatic incident that involved a high-speed chase and threatening behavior.

U.S. SENATE FOLLOWS LEAA CALL TO CONFIRM JUDGE SOUTHWICK!

Hero Off-Duty Officer Saves Lives
Washington, DC - "Were it not for the valiant intervention of off-duty police officer Robert Clark, the shooting at Santana High School likely would have been worse -- perhaps horribly worse." Find out more about this heroic rescue and the law that will make it easier for other cops to save lives.

Self-Defense and the Armed Citizen
May 28, 2003 -- One Harlem bodega clerk used an unlicensed gun to kill a robber and is facing charges. Another didn't - and he's dead. Find out how gun control is killing law-abiding citizens and what YOU can do to to make a change.

Police Group Asks Congress to Get Tough on Meth not Cold Medicine
The Law Enforcement Alliance of America (LEAA) supports congressional efforts to provide much-needed resources to local law enforcement agencies to enable them to get tough on methamphetamine production and distribution.

With a continual focus on our public education mission, LEAA will continue to Spotlight news and current events that impact issues and legislation important to our Members. Be sure to check back routinely!