DOJ
The National Rifle Association says it's "concerned about the implementation of Wisconsin's new concealed carry law," the Journal Sentinel reports:
What's the NRA concerned about -- that people won't get the proper training they need?
No, that they might be required to get too much training -- a whole four hours worth, and have to fire a weapon!
Clearly, someone at the state Dept. of Justice, which is writing but has not yet released the rules, has been leaking to the NRA. That's actually an improvement over what might be expected from Atty. Gen. J.B. Van Hollen. At least he's not letting the NRA write the rules.
But it will be interesting to see whether he has the backbone to stand up to the NRA on this one. Most politicians back down in the face of NRA bluster, even though the organization has had laughably little influence at the ballot box. (Example: Gov. Jim Doyle was their Number One national target for defeat in 2006. How'd that work out?)
The National Rifle Association says it's "concerned about the implementation of Wisconsin's new concealed carry law," the Journal Sentinel reports.
What's the NRA concerned about -- that people won't get the proper training they need?
No, that they might be required to get too much training -- a whole four hours worth, and have to fire a weapon!
Clearly, someone at the state Dept. of Justice, which is writing but has not yet released the rules, has been leaking to the NRA. That's actually an improvement over what might be expected from Atty. Gen. J.B. Van Hollen. At least he's not letting the NRA write the rules.
But it will be interesting to see whether he has the backbone to stand up to the NRA on this one. Most politicians back down in the face of NRA bluster, even though the organization has had laughably little influence at the ballot box. (Example: Gov. Jim Doyle was their Number One national target for defeat in 2006. How'd that work out?)
Hundreds of thousands in Wis. will pack guns; that's just a start on extreme agenda
Original Author:
<a href="/user/xoff" title="View user profile.">xoff</a>
I'll love you in buckskin
Or skirts that I've homespun
But I'll love ya' longer, stronger where
Yer friends don't tote a gun
-- Buttons and Bows by Dinah Shore.
In the days Dinah was singing about, East was East and West was West. And it was in the wild West where your friends might tote a gun.
These days, it's just about anywhere in the United States, except for Illinois, the last state to hold out against allowed people to pack concealed weapons. Wisconsin was Number 49 to join the concealed carry states, with a new law to take effect on Nov. 1.
No one knows exactly how many people will apply for permits, but it seems likely to be in the hundreds of thousands.
Imagine that -- hundreds of thousands of people carrying concealed weapons. Is that supposed to make us feel safer?
Hundreds of thousands in Wis. will pack guns; that's just a start on extreme agenda
I'll love you in buckskin
Or skirts that I've homespun
But I'll love ya' longer, stronger where
Yer friends don't tote a gun
-- Buttons and Bows by Dinah Shore.
In the days Dinah was singing about, East was East and West was West. And it was in the wild West where your friends might tote a gun.
These days, it's just about anywhere in the United States, except for Illinois, the last state to hold out against allowed people to pack concealed weapons. Wisconsin was Number 49 to join the concealed carry states, with a new law to take effect on Nov. 1.
No one knows exactly how many people will apply for permits, but it seems likely to be in the hundreds of thousands.
Imagine that -- hundreds of thousands of people carrying concealed weapons. Is that supposed to make us feel safer?
Hundreds of thousands in Wis. will pack guns; that's just a start on extreme agenda
I'll love you in buckskin
Or skirts that I've homespun
But I'll love ya' longer, stronger where
Yer friends don't tote a gun
-- Buttons and Bows by Dinah Shore.
In the days Dinah was singing about, East was East and West was West. And it was in the wild West where your friends might tote a gun.
These days, it's just about anywhere in the United States, except for Illinois, the last state to hold out against allowed people to pack concealed weapons. Wisconsin was Number 49 to join the concealed carry states, with a new law to take effect on Nov. 1.
No one knows exactly how many people will apply for permits, but it seems likely to be in the hundreds of thousands.
Imagine that -- hundreds of thousands of people carrying concealed weapons. Is that supposed to make us feel safer?
Recent comments
1 year 42 weeks ago
1 year 50 weeks ago
1 year 51 weeks ago
2 years 12 weeks ago
2 years 36 weeks ago
2 years 45 weeks ago
2 years 45 weeks ago
2 years 47 weeks ago
2 years 51 weeks ago
3 years 2 days ago