I would hope that it goes without saying, but despite the title. Wisconsin Carry is in no way associated with this training course. Our name and logo are federally trademarked. Anyone who uses the "WI Carry" "WCI" "Wisconsin Carry, Inc." name without our permission is exposing themselves to civil liability.
With that said, Wisconsin Carry will NEVER charge a fee for any training we offer. NEVER. We hope to offer a FREE training course.If we cannot offer a training course for FREE we will not offer one. Unfortunately, the "powers that be" that lobbied for the SHALL ISSUE law which requires you to get permission from the government to exercise your right to carry put some difficult obstacles in place. The people who lobbied for the SHALL ISSUE law (while WCI was lobbying for CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY) got it written into law that NATIONAL organizations who certify firearms instructors "qualify". Wisconsin Carry is PROUDLY not a NATIONAL organization but an ALL VOLUNTEER IN-STATE organization.
We will continue to explore getting certification/approval to offer a training course FREE OF CHARGE but please understand that the money-train that lined up to infringe on YOUR right to carry has done ALL they could do to prevent a grass-roots in-state organization like Wisconsin Carry from being able to offer the free training we want to offer.
Follow the money. Those who stand to profit from training did all they could to make sure the free training that WCI wants to offer would be difficult for us to get certification/approval for.
To add one more thing. I no longer follow the OCDO forum. I was alerted to this thread from a member who also indicated that there is a facebook page called "constitutional carry for wisconsin" who is "calling out" Wisconsin Carry" for charging for training.
Clearly whomever the person behind the "constitutional carry for Wisconsin" facebook page is, they not only jumped to conclusions assuming this thread which inappropriately indicates "WI Carry" is offering this training has anything to do with Wisconsin Carry, but they ALSO were so lazy and presumptive that they didn't take the time to email me or any WCI board member/officer to inquire about our involvement (or lack there-of) in this training.
Its clear that anyone with a keyboard and fingers can make unfounded claims on facebook pages that they threw together on a whim.
We incorporated a non-profit all volunteer corporation so-as to establish a professional organization that operated in an honest and professional manor. Where people get their information from is up to them, but it should go without saying "verify your source" before you do....
Edited to add:
almost forgot. While some keyboard commando's are making unsubstantiated libelous claims against WCI on facebook, I have been invited by the 2nd Amendment Foundation to speak and be a panelist at their "Open Carry/Concealed Carry/Constitutional Carry" session during their National "Gun Rights Policy National Conference" later this month. If anyone is interested in attending please let me know. The most notable 2nd amendment attorneys in the country including Alan Gura will be in attendance. Its a chance to get beyond the pithy non-sense of online forum soap-opera's and network with some hard-core IN-THE-KNOW right-to-carry advocates . hope to see those of you that prefer action over drama there!
