PITTSBURGH An advocate of federal gun control laws was re-electedpresident of the National Fraternal Order of Police on Thursday aftera heated campaign focusing on the issue.
The election was seen as a referendum on gun control. In thelast year, the 225,000-member order, the country's largestassociation of police officers, has emerged as a leading player onthe issue. It has lobbied for congressional passage of the BradyBill, which would require a waiting period before handgun purchases.
Dewey Stokes, a 23-year veteran of the Columbus, Ohio, policedepartment, received 1,681 votes, about 68 percent of the 2,469 votescast at the organization's 50th biennial …
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