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Regular Member
Here it is for what it is worth. He didn't exactly answer my specific objection regarding DOJ implementing the change.
Dear Concerned Citizen,
Thank you for contacting me regarding the rule to implement 2011 Wisconsin Act 35 related to, among other things, the carrying of concealed weapons. I appreciate your thoughts on this important issue.
Act 35 finally allowed Wisconsin to become the 49 th state in the nation to allow for concealed carry, and I was proud to sign it into law.
As you wrote, the permanent rule does have a training instructor to student ratio component of 50 to 1. However, this does not limit the number of students in a training course. This sets a ratio, not a maximum.
This rule was approved by the Legislature and needs to be in effect so individuals pursuing a concealed carry license in Wisconsin can do so without interruption. Of course, no law or rule is perfect and if improvements can be made in the future, I and the Legislature could revisit them.
As Governor, I take public safety and the protection of Second Amendment rights seriously. Again, thank you for contacting me. I look forward to continuing to move Wisconsin forward.
Sincerely,
Governor Scott Walker
Dear Concerned Citizen,
Thank you for contacting me regarding the rule to implement 2011 Wisconsin Act 35 related to, among other things, the carrying of concealed weapons. I appreciate your thoughts on this important issue.
Act 35 finally allowed Wisconsin to become the 49 th state in the nation to allow for concealed carry, and I was proud to sign it into law.
As you wrote, the permanent rule does have a training instructor to student ratio component of 50 to 1. However, this does not limit the number of students in a training course. This sets a ratio, not a maximum.
This rule was approved by the Legislature and needs to be in effect so individuals pursuing a concealed carry license in Wisconsin can do so without interruption. Of course, no law or rule is perfect and if improvements can be made in the future, I and the Legislature could revisit them.
As Governor, I take public safety and the protection of Second Amendment rights seriously. Again, thank you for contacting me. I look forward to continuing to move Wisconsin forward.
Sincerely,
Governor Scott Walker
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