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I was somewhat amused? bemused? enlightened? frightened? by the report that came ahead of the campus-carry report, the one on qualifications and standards (or lack thereof) required to be a police agency in Texas.

Thirty-five definitions of "peace officer?" Over 400 one-person police departments? Eighty percent of departments have 10 or fewer officers? Some interesting statistics there.

Some kind of outside accreditation/standard/review would seem advisable -- but I am not keen on seening the International Association of Police Chiefs having their fingers in it, given that (if I recall correctly) they are institutionally opposed to armed citizens. I can't help but believe that such a position infiltrates, often in subtle ways, into the accreditation standards they espouse.

Make sure you read that part of the report also.