Split Votes

Instapundit recently described police support for concealed carry reform as "split." That's very true, but unfortunately it is actually an improvement from the past.

Most official opinions on the subject that show up in papers are written by either high mugwumps in the Fraternal Order of Police or by grand poobahs of major metropolitan police departments. The first are Democrats because they are union leadership. The second are Democrats because they're involved with government in major metropolitan areas. Since they are Democrats, they almost always take the anti side of the debate. It is only after the law passes and the state doesn't turn into Dodge City that they sheepishly admit they were wrong.