Concealed Carry Is Under Attack in Wisconsin

Ammoland ^ | 13 August, 2012 | WGO Corey Graff

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Wisconsin --(Ammoland.com)- The Wisconsin Department of Justice is trying to make it even more difficult to get a Wisconsin Concealed Weapons permit.

There are already too many hoops to jump through just to exercise our rights.

Now they want to increase the training requirements and make them permanent.

If the rules become permanent, do you think these control freaks will ever be willing to loosen their grip when we try to pass Constitutional Carry?

And not only that, but our state representatives are rolling over and appear unwilling to lift a finger to fight for gun owners.

Meanwhile, the justice department is calling the shots while state representatives stand idly by like automatons – ready to rubber stamp anything demanded of them.

Like a rogue police state, the tail is wagging the dog.

A few months ago, Van Hollen made this chilling statement about your new concealed weapons law:

“The final rule even has more requirements… I am not prepared to lay all of them out.”

Van Hollen is following through on his threat now, and his plan contains more extensive requirements. We believe it goes way, way beyond what was intended by the legislature or what the law authorizes.

Last year, when you stopped these bureaucrats from mandating a minimum four-hour training requirement, the legislature took action.

But now, they’re trying to cram as many government-mandates into the required training classes as they possibly can.

We’ve successfully stopped Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s Justice Department from expanding these rules in the past. But I’m not sure we can stop them this time – not without overwhelming response from gun owners right now, this week.

I believe our most effective move is to reign in the bureaucracy. And the only way to do that is through the state legislature, (who controls the money pump).

Van Hollen’s made-up rules will force you to sit through a lecture about how to “stay out of trouble” and how to properly lock up and store firearms, just to exercise your constitutional rights.

Again, this was NOT a part of the concealed carry law passed by the legislature, but it is a stunning example of how bureaucrats will seize every chance they can to crack down on your rights.

We need to move toward less restrictions on concealed carry, not more.

This is a graphic illustration of why we’re fighting for Constitutional Carry, and why we need to proactively fight this expansion of government intrusion.

The most important action you can take is to call your state representative and state senator and tell them to STOP the Wisconsin Department of Justice from greatly expanding the concealed carry rules – further infringements the legislature never intended.

Action:

1. Contact your representatives here or via the State Capital switchboard at 1-800-362-9472.

Talking Points:

* Click Here to read the proposed permanent rules for yourself.

* Tell your state rep. to reign in the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s attempts to increase CCW training requirments.

* Tell them to support Wisconsin Gun Owners (WGO) in our push to improve Wisconsin’s concealed weapons law by relaxing restrictions on gun owners.

* And be sure to insist on their support of Constitutional Carry.

Thanks for your continued activism. Corey Signature Corey Graff Executive Director

P.S. – Please pass this note to anyone concerned about concealed carry and gun rights in Wisconsin. Thanks.

About: WGO works for grassroots gun owners, not politicians. While many gun lobbies fight for “reasonable gun control,” WGO sets a higher standard: Defining the terrain of pro-gun political battle. Sure, many groups claim they’re “pro-gun” – all the while they provide cover for anti-gun deals cut by politicians – but only WGO truly informs gun owners, remaining committed to a 100% pro-gun position. We oppose all gun control – regardless of the political party – and work tirelessly to restore the Second Amendment. Visit www.wisconsingunowners.org

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The bureaucracy is attempting to do what the legislature was unwilling to do when it had to face the voters.

The legislators feet need to be held to the fire.

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Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is supposedly a Republican, most likely just another liberal demoRAT posing as a Republican. Gov Scott Walker needs to man up, grow a pair of balls on this, and take Van Hollen to the woodshed on this.

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There are already too many hoops to jump through just to exercise our rights.

Now they want to increase the training requirements and make them permanent. Simple. Just apply the exact same requirements for voter's registration in Wisconsin.