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WIG19 wrote:
oh, I see. Just pick one...
In other words off-prop urban is considered the more non-permissive environment... maybe you need a category for places like Waukesha (rofl) and West Allis (more rofl).
They're not more "non-permissive" since, in Wisconsin, one has the same legal right to carry in an urban area as in a rural area. However there is, at least, a greater perceived risk in an urban area since there is greater chance of encountering someone who wants to take exception to the practice in more densely populated places. (Not to mention the greater actual risk, of wandering into a so-called "school zone" within urban areas.)
I consider an "urban" area, generally, to be those areas within the municipal limits of a village or city. Of course that isn't a perfect definition, since there is probably a difference between carrying in downtown Madison versus, say "downtown" Ferryville.* And parts of the City of Fitchburg are as rural as you will find in southern Wisconsin. Meanwhile, carrying in the Township of Somo in Lincoln County is probably not very similar to carrying in the Town of Madison in Dane County-- which is as urbanized as the City of Madison. So, lacking a precise definition, one has to try to make the best possible fit when choosing how to characterize the environment in which one carries.
* My take on this: The average person in Madison is probably less likely to notice the gun, but more likely to take exception to it; while the average person in Ferryville is more likely to notice the gun and less inclined to care about it.
Waukesha and West Allis? I'm afraid they may defy all attempts at categorization.
