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Supreme Court Decision Supports Investigative & Security Association Position
The National Council of Investigation and Security Services, (NCISS) along with several other state investigative and security associations applaud the court’s ruling defending the Second Amendment.
 
Baltimore, MD – June 27, 2008 -- It’s ironic that the Supreme Court ruling defending a citizen’s right to own a gun in the District of Columbia was the result of a lawsuit filed by Dick Anthony Heller, a lone security officer.
 
So, it wasn’t a surprise when the National Council of Investigation and Security Services (NCISS), and several other state investigative and security associations joined forces to file an “industry” amicus brief in support of the security guard’s Second Amendment claim. 
 
“Generally speaking, private investigators and security personnel have the same rights as private citizens. Therefore, many of the more restrictive laws affecting firearms rights in various states and local jurisdictions have unfairly punished licensed private investigators and security personnel,” states Francie Koehler, NCISS President. “The Supreme Court’s ruling will open the door to greater flexibility for the investigation and security professions.” 

Private security officers and licensed private investigators throughout the USA are often called upon to provide protection when police services are unavailable or unsatisfactory. Private security personnel have a substantial interest in ensuring that the Second Amendment is interpreted to specifically allow private investigators and licensed armed security officers, such as Dick Anthony Heller, broad firearm rights in their capacity as private citizens and private employees.
 
Private security personnel are often plaintiffs in gun rights cases, or defendants in criminal prosecutions, as they clash with the patchwork of local gun control laws that invariably result in the government gaining a de facto monopoly over providing armed security and investigation services to often defenseless and helpless citizens.
 
For the last 32 years, NCISS has been recognized by the investigation and security profession as their representative and voice in the nation’s capital. The National Council of Investigation and Security Services is the sole nationwide organization in the United States dedicated to monitoring pending legislation in Washington, DC and advancing and protecting the interests of the contract private security industry and professional private investigators.
 
About NCISS
The role of the organization is to seek, uncover and recommend action on any hidden potential problems in legislation which may have an effect on over 600,000 private security personnel, including uniformed security officers, private investigators, and other private sector protection professionals. The Council monitors overly restrictive legislation regarding training and standards, and the proliferation of legislation fostering local licensing, public misunderstanding and misinformation on the role and contribution of private investigators and security services. NCISS also often serves to counter the adverse effects of an uninformed media.

For more information contact:

Jimmie Mesis, jim@pimagazine. com
NCISS, Public Relations Dept