Doug Huffman
Banned
http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/event/article/id/95613/
Both sides of the concealed weapons debate seem to agree that the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last week does not change Wisconsin’s law against concealed carry. The justices said local-and-state governments cannot interfere with a person’s Second Amendment right to bear arms. But the court also upheld laws that forbid weapons in “sensitive places” like schools. And it did not throw out laws that prohibit felons and the mentally ill from having guns.
Jackson County District Attorney Gerald Fox made waves last week when he said he would not prosecute the concealed carry ban and other gun laws, saying the court’s ruling made them unconstitutional. But Jeri Bonavia of the Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort said the ruling is so narrow, it will have no impact at all.
At least some supporters of concealed weapons agree. Outgoing Senate Republican Alan Lasee (luh-say’) of De Pere said it comes down to who wins this fall’s state elections. He said concealed carry will pass if Republicans win the governor’s office and the Legislature. GOP candidates Scott Walker and Mark Neumann both say they’d allow permits for concealed weapons. Democrat Tom Barrett has opposed it.
Both sides of the concealed weapons debate seem to agree that the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last week does not change Wisconsin’s law against concealed carry. The justices said local-and-state governments cannot interfere with a person’s Second Amendment right to bear arms. But the court also upheld laws that forbid weapons in “sensitive places” like schools. And it did not throw out laws that prohibit felons and the mentally ill from having guns.
Jackson County District Attorney Gerald Fox made waves last week when he said he would not prosecute the concealed carry ban and other gun laws, saying the court’s ruling made them unconstitutional. But Jeri Bonavia of the Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort said the ruling is so narrow, it will have no impact at all.
At least some supporters of concealed weapons agree. Outgoing Senate Republican Alan Lasee (luh-say’) of De Pere said it comes down to who wins this fall’s state elections. He said concealed carry will pass if Republicans win the governor’s office and the Legislature. GOP candidates Scott Walker and Mark Neumann both say they’d allow permits for concealed weapons. Democrat Tom Barrett has opposed it.