Wisconsin's Reporter Herald: Picnic goers pack lunch & some heat

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http://www.leadertelegram.com/story-news.asp?id=BKVGE1UT0J4

Picnic goers pack lunch & some heat
The picnic at the St. Croix County Fairground in Glenwood City on Aug. 23 was not your typical Sunday afternoon luncheon.

The picnic at the St. Croix County Fairground in Glenwood City on Aug. 23 was not your typical Sunday afternoon luncheon.



The patriotic picnic played host to about 350 people eating corn on the cob, playing bean bag toss and catching up with friends. These people brought more than casseroles and barbecue to the potluck, however. They brought their handguns with them.



Dave “Ole” Olson hosted the picnic to educate the public and gun owners about their rights.

A large display was erected in the center of the picnic grounds. The boards educated those in attendance about gun laws in Wisconsin.



In addition to the display, there was a petition on a board. The petition was sponsored by opencarry.org. The organization hopes to change the law that requires Wisconsin residents to have their guns unloaded in a vehicle. In addition, the petition wants to rework the law about adults not being able to carry firearms in schools.



Ultimately, those who signed the petition want to make Wisconsin’s guns laws more similar to Minnesota’s.



There were guidelines at the picnic. Attendees had to keep their guns holstered at all times. Only adults 18 years and older could be carrying guns at the event. No long guns -- rifles and shotguns -- were permitted, and there was no alcohol served or brought to the picnic.



A guest book was available for those in attendance to willingly sign. The event was free, but Olson was appreciative of any goodwill donations that were given.



Olson said another similar event is scheduled in Hudson for mid-October.

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That link leads to a lLoveland CO story??? Why a WI heading?

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Trailmaster wrote:

That link leads to a lLoveland CO story??? Why a WI heading?

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Link corrected.

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Great! Thanks Mike!

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In addition, the petition wants to rework the law about adults not being able to carry firearms in schools.

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Well not exactly but...

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hugh jarmis wrote:

In addition, the petition wants to rework the law about adults not being able to carry firearms in schools.

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Well not exactly but...

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yeah I kinda caught that too. :banghead:

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What do you expect, it's the Liar-Telestory. They couldn't get a story straight if it was about a yardstick. Someday I am hoping to read a quote that they actually got right.

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I have yet to see a single unbiased report of any event where some personis legally carrying a firearm.
Lets take a look at the terminology used in these reports;


Packing Heat,
Gun-toting,
Brandishing (WTF? especially on brandishing)
Assault weapons,
Machine Guns (an Arizona news report calleda mans AR-15 a machine gun!)
Fully-automatic weapons!
"God-Damn Gun" (C. Matthews of MSNBC

Since when do we want to be able to go armed in schools? We are only arguing the constitutionality of the 1,000 foot school zone exclusions and showing the folly of the GFZ around schools and how criminals ignore the laws!

I know I am missing some of the bullschitt terms used by the MSM, may I call upon the members to add to my list? What are some laughable or infuriating terms you read or hear the uninformed use.
Add to the list please

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Since brandishing is typically a crime, doesn't a newspaper expose themselves to Libel when they report as fact that a particular person or group of people are brandishing at a protest?

I think you have to also prove malice, but given the media's demonstrable bias, that might not be so hard... Especially from a reporter like Matthews.

TFred

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Nutczak wrote:

Since when do we want to be able to go armed in schools?

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I wouldn't mind, I have a kid. Why must he be dangled like a carrot in front of the world's 'bad people' while off at government mandated brainwash camp, er, I means school....

I think that question answers itself.

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ixtow wrote:

Nutczak wrote:

Since when do we want to be able to go armed in schools?

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I wouldn't mind, I have a kid. Why must he be dangled like a carrot in front of the world's 'bad people' while off at government mandated brainwash camp, er, I means school....

I think that question answers itself.

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it is the way the MSM portrays the subject that puts a slant on it, if they were to specifically state "We want to remove the ban so parents that are picking up their children and are legally armed will not be charged with a felony or be forced to leave their means of self-defense at home to not violate current law"

But instead they portray that we want kids walking around "Packing Heat, Brandishing, Toting Guns" while attending school. The backstory and clarity of the "Hows & why" need to be told instead of trying to use the "Shock headlines" like the tabloids commonly use to sell issues. "Boy trapped in refrigerator eats own foot" "Aliens live in the whitehouse" (although there is some truth to the last one)

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Nutczak wrote:

ixtow wrote:

Nutczak wrote:

Since when do we want to be able to go armed in schools?

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I wouldn't mind, I have a kid. Why must he be dangled like a carrot in front of the world's 'bad people' while off at government mandated brainwash camp, er, I means school....

I think that question answers itself.

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it is the way the MSM portrays the subject that puts a slant on it, if they were to specifically state "We want to remove the ban so parents that are picking up their children and are legally armed will not be charged with a felony or be forced to leave their means of self-defense at home to not violate current law"

But instead they portray that we want kids walking around "Packing Heat, Brandishing, Toting Guns" while attending school. The backstory and clarity of the "Hows & why" need to be told instead of trying to use the "Shock headlines" like the tabloids commonly use to sell issues. "Boy trapped in refrigerator eats own foot" "Aliens live in the whitehouse" (although there is some truth to the last one)

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Letting my son take his Ruger Charger and a few 25 round mags to school would be a far better safety measure than everything else they have at that place. You should see us dump a mag with matching Chargers w/ red dots. Fun stuff. I'd certainly trust him before I trusted the Police.

Little Man rocks!

Yes, actually, I would like my son to carry a gun to school in his backpack. He has to ride his bike 1.5 miles through city filth to get there and back every day. The bus has a policy of refusing to transport kids under 2 miles from the place. They just have to fend for themselves, unarmed, in the worst place on earth. An American Metropolitan Complex. Yuk. Kids are kidnapped, raped, and found dead a week later with such frequency, it doesn't even make the news anymore. Unless it happens to a rich person's kids....