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Anti-self-defense extremists are often confronted with the question of why Ohio should resist concealed carry reform, since 45 other states have it in some form or another (including every state that borders Ohio). They are fond of responding that since Ohio's crime rate is already lower (than, say, Michigan), there is no need for these reforms. Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence founder Toby Hoover made this very argument on a live WBGU Bowling Green panel show a little over a week ago. After reading the FBI's 2002 Uniform Crime Report, we know they're going to wish they'd used a different...

The bill that would allow the carrying of hidden weapons in Wisconsin features another level of concealment many missed at first glance: The names of those applying for a concealed-carry permit would themselves be kept secret. The bill ought to be defeated, in our view, because it might heighten gun violence in the streets. But regardless of that issue, the Assembly should delete from the legislation the exemption from the state's open records law. The Senate approved the bill with the exemption the other day. Gov. Jim Doyle put it well: "Under this bill, hunting licenses would still be considered...

Tuesday, October 28 Neighbor twice called police over pranksters By Dani Davies, Jane Musgrave and Pamela Pérez, Palm Beach Post Staff Writers Tuesday, October 28, 2003 Saturday wasn't the first time pranksters targeted Jay Levin. Three years ago, his suburban Boca Raton home was shot with paint balls that left holes in two front windows, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office report. A year later, he reported a small hole in the bedroom window of his Woodbury Road house. Just after midnight Friday, Levin shot back. Mark Drewes, a Pope John Paul II High School student whose family...

Following Rock County Sheriff Eric Runaas' advice, the county board voted 22-4 Thursday night to oppose a measure before the state Legislature that would permit the carrying of concealed weapons. Three supervisors were absent. District Attorney David O'Leary also urged the board to send a message to legislators. He argued that local attempts to get guns off the streets would be harmed if concealed weapons were allowed. A bill now being debated in Madison would overturn the state's 130-year-old prohibition on carrying hidden guns, knives and other weapons. By midweek, it had been loaded down with so many amendments that...

Monday, October 27 Shooting death met with anger, prayers By Josh Mitchell, Cynthia Kopkowski and Thomas R. Collins, Palm Beach Post Staff Writers Monday, October 27, 2003 With hundreds of mourners surrounding them, Luciana and Gregory Drewes broke down in sobs at a church altar Sunday when a priest beseeched worshipers to pray for their dead teenage son. "I want him back," Luciana Drewes cried as she hugged family members at St. Jude Catholic Church in suburban Boca Raton. Sixteen-year-old Mark Andrew Drewes was shot dead Saturday during a midnight prank. He had rung the doorbell of Jay Steven Levin...

Bill would exempt names from open records law By STEVEN WALTERS swalters@journalsentinel.com Last Updated: Oct. 26, 2003 Madison - The names of those who apply to carry concealed weapons would be kept secret, whether they are granted a permit or not, under a bill the Legislature is expected to pass. Backers of the bill say that secrecy is important, so criminals can't look up records and target people who don't carry weapons. They also say the 37,000 or more law-abiding Wisconsin citizens expected to apply to carry concealed weapons should not be discouraged from doing so because their names may...

Wisconsin lawmakers are moving closer to approving a state statute that would allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed handguns for their personal protection. Such a law was blocked last year, and opponents hope to do it again - although this time, it may take a veto by Gov. Jim Doyle for them to succeed. It's an emotionally charged debate where fact often stands little chance against rhetoric in getting a headline or showing up as a sound bite on the evening news. Reporters can't resist provocative allusions to "hidden guns," when that really is the point of such laws; out...

Sunday, October 26 Teen pulling prank killed by neighbor By Sarah Eisenhauer and Cynthia Kopkowski, Palm Beach Post Staff Writers Sunday, October 26, 2003 A birthday celebration capped off by an early-morning round of mischievous doorbell ringing ended in the death of a Boca Raton-area teenager early Saturday after a neighbor who believed his home was about to be burgled shot and killed the boy, deputies said. Mark Andrew Drewes, a popular Pope John Paul II High School sophomore who celebrated his 16th birthday at a party Friday night, died from a single gunshot wound at Delray Medical Center. The...

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Yesterday, the anti's were using a poll where they claimed very few citizens of Wisconsin wanted the CCW law. Let's prove them wrong.

Wisconsin passes its SB214 (Personal Protection Act) passes 28-4. Good Job WI!

You can listen in, live, to the Wisconsin State Senate, using Windows Media Player, either by clicking on the "source" link, or by going here, clicking on the "Audio" tab in the upper right hand corner, and then clicking on "Listen with Windows Media"

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- There has been some movement in the Legislature on a concealed weapons bill thought to have been all but dead. Ohio Senate President Doug White said significant progress has been made in behind-the-scenes talks with the House toward reaching a compromise on the controversial bill. White has agreed to name a Senate conference committee to negotiate differences with the House. White had refused to name the panel since the Senate passed its version of the bill on June 18, saying the House should work out a compromise with Gov. Bob Taft. Taft supports the Senate bill...

Guns would be banned at UW, in most churches, hospitals By STEVEN WALTERS swalters@journalsentinel.com Last Updated: Oct. 21, 2003 Madison - A legislative committee Tuesday rewrote major parts of a controversial bill that would make Wisconsin the 46th state to allow residents to carry concealed weapons, setting up the bill for an expected Senate showdown this week. Defying the veto threats of Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle, the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee voted, 13-3, to send the bill to the full Senate after recommending changes that would generally ban concealed weapons in churches, hospitals, nursing homes, day care centers and on...

A state Senate committee voted Monday to lift Wisconsin's 130-year-old ban on concealed weapons. The full Senate could vote next week. Three Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted in favor of the bill. The committee's two Democrats did not attend. The committee's chairman, Senator Dave Zien (R-Eau Claire), is one of the sponsors of the bill. The committee made changes to the legislation before voting. Private business, churches, and homeowners would be able to prohibit concealed weapons. Zien says the amendments clarify private property rights. Backers of the bill say anyone over 21 who passes a criminal background check...

Adopting a position that the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution does not protect a fundamental individual right, a Northern District judge has held that a U.S. naval attorney with top-secret security clearance can be barred by New York from carrying a concealed weapon while visiting relatives in Ulster County, N.Y. David D. Bach, who lives in Virginia Beach and occasionally visits family in Saugerties, N.Y., challenged a state law that effectively bars him from obtaining the requisite license to carry a pistol or revolver when he travels within New York. Under state law, since Bach lives out of state...

Missouri Gov. Bob Holden said Monday that he'll ban all concealed weapons in buildings owned or operated by the state.Holden vetoed legislation that would have allowed concealed weapons in Missouri, but the Missouri General Assembly overrode his veto in September. The concealed weapons law goes into effect Saturday.Weapons are banned in state buildings, but the new law would have allowed them. Holden said he would declare emergency administrative rules prohibiting concealed weapons on property owned or operated by the state, as well as state buildings and those leased by the state.The ban doesn't apply to law enforcement officials."State buildings are...

In one of the states that has a Constitutional guarantee of a right to bear arms for self defense, a group of State Troopers were receiving an operations breifing. The issue was raised on how the troopers should treat people who had out of state permits to carry guns.A trooper stood up, and said "We all took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. The Constitution is clear. These people have harmed no one, and we should uphold our oath of office and let them go freely on their way."No one contradicted the Trooper. No one said anything.I am...

South Dakota issues concealed carry permits which are valid throughout the entire state.  South Dakota also has a statewide preemption law that forbids municipal government from passing their own ordinances.  However, Sioux Falls has passed their own ordinance that violates South Dakota law.=======================================ARTICLE IV. WEAPONS Sec. 26-51. Carrying concealed weapons.      No person shall carry concealed about his person any pistol or other firearm, slingshot, brass knuckle or knuckles of other material, or any sandbag, dagger, Bowie knife, razor, dirk knife, or other dangerous or deadly weapon, or any instrument or device which when used is likely to produce death...

Okay, I'm going to take the plunge and get a handgun for concealed carry. I want a weapon with good knockdown power, I'm thinking .40 SW or .45. It needs to have a small frame since I live in San Antonio and the weather is warm most of the year so I won't be wearing heavy clothes. I also want single/double action. I'd also like advice on a holster as well. Weapon must be reliable and able to fire hollow point ammo without jamming. Thanks in advance for the help.