SAN DIEGO, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Blackwater Worldwide today
announced its support of AB2498, the proposed legislation that would prevent
prohibited persons from unlawful access to and possession of firearms.
This legislation would serve to hold all responsible firearms training
facilities to a common standard, allow training of responsible citizens, and,
hopefully, reduce firearms capabilities of dangerous criminals. Blackwater
endorses AB2498 and urges it be passed.
Blackwater, which recently opened a facility in San Diego County, has long
supported a strict credential policy, requiring every student it trains to
provide documented proof of their suitability for training and eligibility to
possess firearms. The company is committed to safe training on the use and
handling of firearms, but is equally committed to ensuring that those firearms
are in the hands of capable and confident citizens, not prohibited felons.
Blackwater was founded in 1997 to support the training needs of the United
States military and law enforcement communities. Since then, Blackwater has
safely trained more than 100,000 local police officers, SWAT team members,
homeland security professionals, military personnel and others to help prepare
them to serve and protect U.S. citizens at home and abroad. Blackwater trains
approximately 500 members of the military and law enforcement agencies every
day.
SOURCE Blackwater
Anne Tyrrell, Blackwater, media@blackwaterusa.com
