Posted on 10/24/2017 6:58:15 AM PDT by marktwain
The Wisconsin Constitutional Carry or permitless carry bill is likely to come up for a vote in the Wisconsin Senate this month, according to the NRA-ILA.
Critical legislation that will improve your ability to defend yourself may be voted on in the Wisconsin state Senate this month. Senate Bill 169 will allow for the concealed carry of a firearm without a concealed carry license anywhere in the state where an individual is legally allowed to be.
The bill moves the ball forward to make real what Wisconsin voted for in 1998, when they passed the Constitutional amendment noted above. Article I, Section 25. I remember it well. The people advocating for the amendment believed it was bulletproof and extremely clear.
The amendment passed through an extremely difficult process. It had to pass the legislature. Then an election had to occur. Then another legislature had to pass the amendment again. Then, finally, the measure was put before the people. It passed with 74% of the vote.
Sources in Wisconsin have told me that the votes are there to pass this reform bill. It is not an enormous change in the law. Wisconsin already has permitless open carry. It brings a number of small changes that make rationalize various statutes to bring them in line with the state Constitution.
It will be a significant philosophical victory, however. It will show that when the people vote for something, even though the entire power of the elite establishment is arrayed against them, the will of the people can triumph. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has shown signs that it would be willing to uphold the plain language of the amendment, but that could take years, and depends on the willingness of
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It moves Wisconsin the last step toward Constitutional Carry.
Love it!!!
While Wisconsin is doing that Illinois legislature is considering semi auto ban. Night and day right next to each other.
Homicide rates 2013-2016
Wisconsin Homicide rates 2.8, 2.8, 4.2, 4.0
Illinois Homicide rates 5.6, 5.4, 5.9, 8.2
BAN DEMOCRAT GUNS.
BACKGROUND CHECK ALL DEMOCRATS.
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