Law enforcement groups have been battling various concealed handgun carry laws for over a decade now and it appears the public and politicians have overwhelmingly decided in a majority of states that concealed handgun laws are a good thing. That, coupled with the fact that more than 35 states now have concealed handgun laws that allow their private citizens to carry concealed handguns, made it only a matter of time before the Law Enforcement Safety Act would pass and allow police officers and honorably retired police officers to carry their firearms nationwide.