paul@paul-fisher.com
Regular Member
I was in Madison on some other business so I figured I'd drop off the new Constitutional Carry brochure to my elected officials.
I had never previously found Representative Nass's office open so was pleasantly surprised that it was. Nass wasn't there but I spent close to an hour talking to one of his assistants about Constitutional Carry.
He brought up some issues I had never given much thought to:
1. AZ, VT, AK and IA have much different Tort laws than WI. His contention is that to carry a firearm with impunity, we need that fixed so that we just can't be sued willy nilly for actions we take with our firearms. My point is that we are already operating with tha liability by open carrying so concealed carry shouldn't be held up for that.
2. If Constitutional Carry is passed, he is of the opinion that with the current WI laws, private property owners would not be able to preclude firearms.
3. Gunderson is taking the lead and is trying to rework the old legislation so that any compromises that were put in to 'buy' Democratic votes are taken out of it.
I let him know that my stance is that even though I would like the tort reform he was talking about and would like a Castle Doctrine or Stand Your Ground, I want 941.23 repealed and 167.31 tweaked to allow vehicle carry.
I then stopped by Representative Gunderson's office, he wasn't there either so I chatted with his assistant as well.
I then went to Senator Kedzie's office. He wasn't there either. Gave his assistant the brochure and reminded him of our previous conversations.
Overall, I learned a little more about the states inner workings and let some folks know we are watching them.
I had never previously found Representative Nass's office open so was pleasantly surprised that it was. Nass wasn't there but I spent close to an hour talking to one of his assistants about Constitutional Carry.
He brought up some issues I had never given much thought to:
1. AZ, VT, AK and IA have much different Tort laws than WI. His contention is that to carry a firearm with impunity, we need that fixed so that we just can't be sued willy nilly for actions we take with our firearms. My point is that we are already operating with tha liability by open carrying so concealed carry shouldn't be held up for that.
2. If Constitutional Carry is passed, he is of the opinion that with the current WI laws, private property owners would not be able to preclude firearms.
3. Gunderson is taking the lead and is trying to rework the old legislation so that any compromises that were put in to 'buy' Democratic votes are taken out of it.
I let him know that my stance is that even though I would like the tort reform he was talking about and would like a Castle Doctrine or Stand Your Ground, I want 941.23 repealed and 167.31 tweaked to allow vehicle carry.
I then stopped by Representative Gunderson's office, he wasn't there either so I chatted with his assistant as well.
I then went to Senator Kedzie's office. He wasn't there either. Gave his assistant the brochure and reminded him of our previous conversations.
Overall, I learned a little more about the states inner workings and let some folks know we are watching them.
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