WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. John Cornyn issued the following news release:

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today led 11 of his Senate GOP colleagues in introducing the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act, which would allow active and retired federal law enforcement officers in good standing to purchase retired service weapons and firearms:

"There's no reason the brave men and women in law enforcement who dedicate their lives to preserving public safety should not be able to purchase retired firearms," said Sen. Cornyn. "This commonsense legislation would reduce unnecessary waste and save both taxpayers and federal agencies money by allowing officers to exercise their Second Amendment rights."

"Millions of taxpaye...