Barrett said:
Wisconsin policy-makers imposed minimum standards - such as training and an age requirement of at least 21 years - to ensure the safety of our residents.
koch said:
I read that as saying that the impediments to the free exercise of our protected civil rights are what he considers to be "ensuring safety". Remove the intervening clause & it's more clear.
Wisconsin has made reciprocal carry concealed agreements with a number of other states because their laws meet our safety standards - but not all of them.
Obviously he hasn't read the law any more than the DOJ has.
The
only requirement for WI to recognize an OOS permit is that the holder had a BG check.
NRA ignores the consequences of this ill-conceived proposal
National recognition of rights is a bad idea?
Indiana issues permits to people with absolutely no gun safety training
And they've had such horrible problems, right? No?
Well, then what's the problem with letting them come here?
For drivers, there is a national computerized database system for officers to check a license's validity. But for this new forced concealed carry reciprocity scheme, there's no system, and no certainty. Officers essentially will have to guess.
Bovine excrement.
Both permits in my purse right now have phone numbers on the back.
One even has 2 numbers, one listed under "for verification of this license for law enforcement purposes only".
Interesting that
FL itself keeps stats from 01JUL06 to 30JUN07, yet Barrett gives a number for 2006.
Here's the
PDF.
There were slightly over 98,000 applications (new & renewal), with 380 denied for inelegibility.
Unless my math is off, that's slightly under 4/10 of 1%.
And I don't see anywhere they list how many felons got permits.
As for the MA(I)G / W"AV"E / Joyce Foundation / Brady Bunch talking points:
will allow Wisconsin residents to carry hidden, loaded guns throughout our state
threaten the safety of our police officers
Why don't these people ever consider that criminals threaten MY safety?