One of last two states that disallow concealed carry likely to change law...

[Atypical Liberal]

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70G58U20110117?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews

"(Reuters) - Wisconsin, one of two states in the nation that prohibits citizens from carrying a concealed weapon, is expected to reverse this law during the upcoming state legislative session, according to a local newspaper."

Hooray for Wisconsin!

[GKirk]

1. Blood will flow on the streets...

...at least you can be sure that the AZ tragedy will be mentioned countless times.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

3. Get back in your Delorian

and go back to 1995 when that kind of argument might have been somewhat respectable.

[AtheistCrusader]

8. He was being sarcastic.

[GKirk]

23. Thank you...

...for noticing.

[shadowrider]

Speaking of blood in the streets, Iowa went to shall issue a few weeks

ago and the same thing was said. How's that bloodflow in Des Moines? Oh, you mean it didn't happen???

We told you it wouldn't, and it WON'T happen in Wisconsin either.

[texshelters]

24. What, AZ wasn't tradegy enough for you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf6LLRYLMnI

Peace,
Tex Shelters

[Travis_0004]

26. Are you implying that if AZ banned CCW, the events would have been different?

N/T

[GKirk]

29. Well of course it wouldn't have happened...

...he would have had to break the law by carrying concealed, before he murdered all those people.
Insane people (and criminals) always follow the law.

[elleng]

2. This is good why? GOOD to conceal? BETTER to conceal?

[slackmaster]

4. Better for people to have the option to choose to get a license to carry concealed

It's about having another way of defending yourself available.

[Atypical Liberal]

9. Why it's good.

It's good because Wisconsin is one of the last two states that don't allow concealed carry, and it's good that they are getting on board with the rest of the country with this issue.

[AtheistCrusader]

10. You should meet some of other other people in DU that get all a-flutter about

open carry.

Should be a grand old time.


This concealed permit comes with restrictions, and requires not just a background check, but a full FBI fingerprint background check, and they keep my prints on file, so if I commit a crime, even though I have never been arrested before, if I leave a print anywhere, they can find me.

[shadowrider]

15. They get all a-flutter PLUS a nasty bout of the vapors n/t

[SteveM]

19. Well, an alternative is to carry open. Do you support this? nt

[Kennah]

28. Wisconsin does allow open carry, but ...

... they appear to still be arresting people for open carry.

Here in Washington, we're a concealed (with a license) or open carry state; however, open carry folks still get hassled from time to time.

Mostly, I wanna be left the hell alone, and I find that concealed carry leads me to that destination more often than not.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

5. will the permits be "Shall Issue" or "May Discriminate"?

[Statistical]

13. If it passes without being amended it will be "shall issue". That would make it the 41st state ...

with either "shall issue" or "no issue" laws.

Only 8 more "may discriminate" and 1 other "will prohibit" states to go.

[WingDinger]

6. I hazarded a weapons charge, for six plus months, in a non concealed region.

I fired an individual that had millions of dollars. Confirmed. Special operations viet nam, demolitions expert. {that is how he got his millions. He invented the exploding bolts used for parachute drops. So weather didnt ruin a good drop}. He told his psychyatrist that he wanted to do a mass murder at work, and I was the principal individual needing extermination. Police tell me, after the shrink tells them. No, I cant carry a gun. No, I may not consider him a deadly weapon, due to his being an assassin, by trade. And only a few WELL CONECTED individuals get concealed permits in this here area. They would not reveal what weapons violation he had on his record. The police told me to consider his millions. And eat it.

[rfranklin]

7. I may have no job...

but I got my gun!

[Atypical Liberal]

11. There's an old saying...

"A man with sword never starves."

[SteveM]

20. If it works for you, I suppose. nt

[Statistical]

12. Great news. If it happens (shall issue) that would leave only 9 states that deny citizens rights

Effective 01 JAN 2011 Iowa became the 40th state to adopt either "shall issue" or "no issue" laws rather than discriminatory bans and "may discriminate" laws.

8 states (CA, DE, HI, MD, MA, NJ, NY, RI) currently have "may discriminate" laws
2 states (MI & IL) have outright bans.

[SPedigrees]

14. Glad to live in the only state that has always been *unrestricted.* nt

[TheWraith]

18. I envy you. Vermont is awesome. nt

[SteveM]

21. Huge crime rate, there. really. wild west. nt

[Katya Mullethov]

25. A murder roughly every 40 minutes so far in 2011

Oh wait , that's Mexico , my bad .

[shadowrider]

27. Can't be. Firearms are heavily regulated in Mexico n/t

[Katya Mullethov]

16. And someday ....

That animation will turn mostly green .

[Statistical]

17. With 100% national reciprocity. n/t

[littlewolf]

22. That would be awesome!