Nutczak
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this letter to the editor is in todays Lakeland Times
I want to respond to this opinion and I need help with wording.
Could we please work together on this and come up with an appropriate responce to further our cause and why waiting for another governor to be elected is not an option.
Thanks.
Don't muddy the waters
[font="TIMES, SERIF"]To the Editor:
The topic of "open-carry becoming a gun-rights issue" in the Jan. 20 issue of The Lakeland Times did a good job ofraising some of the questions which relate to the complex topic of gun rights.
As usual, like almost any discussion of this issue, the article raised as many questions asit answered.One can certainly see how overzealous police action such as that taken against Brad Krause of West Allis does nothing at all to solve any problem, but rather just fuels the anger of gun-rights advocates, distracting everyone from a sane discussion of the true merits of firearms regulation.
One topic which couldhave appropriately been mentioned along with the open-carry discussion was the issue of how that compares to concealed-carry laws.
Michigan, one of your neighbors, has settled that issue quite well by allowing concealed carry by those who have received the proper training andqualify in other ways as well. In fact, most of those who have that permit do not carry concealed guns around all the time, but they enjoy the right to do so if they see fit.In fact, the greatest benefit they enjoy from their status is the ability to purchase a firearm and take it home that same day, avoiding the otherwise necessary waiting period.
Personally, I see this as far more preferable than having folks wander throughout the community openly packing heat in a holster on their belt.Open carry, although it does have a nice ring of liberty bells in the background, draws attention to both the firearm and to the individual carrying it. How can an individual move about through the community's stores, offices, restaurants, and bars while ensuring that the firearm he or she openly carries does not come into the wrong hands?On the other hand,a concealed firearm is just that - concealed. It neither draws attention to the carrier nor to the firearm being carried.
I maintain that Wisconsin would be far better off pursuing a comprehensive, well-thought-out concealed carry law than by pursuing the open-carry option any further.
And all involved should avoid such blatant miscarriages of justice as exemplified by the West Allis Police Department.This just muddies the waters.
Wendell Kurr
Freeport, Ill.
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this letter to the editor is in todays Lakeland Times
I want to respond to this opinion and I need help with wording.
Could we please work together on this and come up with an appropriate responce to further our cause and why waiting for another governor to be elected is not an option.
Thanks.
Don't muddy the waters
[font="TIMES, SERIF"]To the Editor:
The topic of "open-carry becoming a gun-rights issue" in the Jan. 20 issue of The Lakeland Times did a good job ofraising some of the questions which relate to the complex topic of gun rights.
As usual, like almost any discussion of this issue, the article raised as many questions asit answered.One can certainly see how overzealous police action such as that taken against Brad Krause of West Allis does nothing at all to solve any problem, but rather just fuels the anger of gun-rights advocates, distracting everyone from a sane discussion of the true merits of firearms regulation.
One topic which couldhave appropriately been mentioned along with the open-carry discussion was the issue of how that compares to concealed-carry laws.
Michigan, one of your neighbors, has settled that issue quite well by allowing concealed carry by those who have received the proper training andqualify in other ways as well. In fact, most of those who have that permit do not carry concealed guns around all the time, but they enjoy the right to do so if they see fit.In fact, the greatest benefit they enjoy from their status is the ability to purchase a firearm and take it home that same day, avoiding the otherwise necessary waiting period.
Personally, I see this as far more preferable than having folks wander throughout the community openly packing heat in a holster on their belt.Open carry, although it does have a nice ring of liberty bells in the background, draws attention to both the firearm and to the individual carrying it. How can an individual move about through the community's stores, offices, restaurants, and bars while ensuring that the firearm he or she openly carries does not come into the wrong hands?On the other hand,a concealed firearm is just that - concealed. It neither draws attention to the carrier nor to the firearm being carried.
I maintain that Wisconsin would be far better off pursuing a comprehensive, well-thought-out concealed carry law than by pursuing the open-carry option any further.
And all involved should avoid such blatant miscarriages of justice as exemplified by the West Allis Police Department.This just muddies the waters.
Wendell Kurr
Freeport, Ill.
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