Lawmakers in Wisconsin, one of the last states to prohibit the carrying of concealed weapons, approved lifting the ban Tuesday and sent Republican Gov. Scott Walker a measure he is expected to quickly sign into law.
Once Wisconsin’s measure takes effect this fall, Illinois will be the only state that bans carrying guns, knives and other concealed weapons.
I’m watching all the anti-gun heads pop around the internet. From the Article:
“Putting more guns on the streets, particularly in Milwaukee, is the worst thing we can do,” said Rep. Leon Young, D-Milwaukee, who pushed for barring guns at neighborhood festivals. His proposal was rejected.
Again see the top of the page. Its just you and Illinois left. EVERY OTHER state has some provision on Conceal Carry. Places like my state make it a royal bitch to get a permit, but with some determination, work, and sadly, willingness to move out of certain towns that hate freedom, you can get your LTC-A for carry.
Other places like New Jersey or Maryland, its damn near impossible. Still The vast majority of this country permits are “Shall Issue” and fairly straightforward to aquire. Some require special training and tests, others just want a check and do background checks, other states like Vermont, Alaska, Wyoming, Arizona, and most of Montana could care less what you do with your gun once you legally acquire it.
If you’re in Wisconsin and you’re nervous about conceal carry, you’re like the idiots in Massachusetts who are TERRIFIED of buying beer in the grocery store, or letting a construction worker direct traffic around the work zone (Mass we require a Police officer get paid time-and-a-half to direct traffic….and if you’re new to driving in Massachusetts, they don’t give a shit and WILL direct you into oncoming traffic or into heavy machinery, ignore them or you will die…they don’t care so long as the check clears).
Trust me, NOTHING bad will happen. You need to understand that you’re afraid because you’re ignorant. Remedy that!
And good on Wisconsin! I’ll note that Wisconsin isn’t terrible when it comes to guns, and they, like many other states, allow open carry without permits or permission. Still demanding open carry in Wisconsin in February when the CO2 in the air is condensing on the metal of the lamp posts is nothing more than the denial of the “…And Bear” part of the constitution. As well as places like Florida and Texas that require carried guns to be concealed in August when your tennis shoes are melting to the pavement is just foolish as well.
Go on Wisconsin, and let’s all the states (Especially my Anti-Rights Prison) push back the stupid laws more towards reason, and…you know…REAL common sense.
So now IL will be completely surrounded by shall issue states… and yet the same brain dead Chicago Democrats will break out their worn catch phrases of “blood in the streets” as the ISRA lawsuit against IL progresses.
Oh, and your remark about the cops is very telling. Here in IL, my fire dept. usually is stuck directing our own traffic at accident scenes and the like. Usually the local cops are pretty good about things, but the State guys are constantly on our asses “When you gonna get traffic moving again?!”
Good thing is, IL law allows the fire dept authority to close any road deemed necessary, so it can be kinda fun to look them in the eye and say “Whenever we damn well feel like it!”
Never thought of it like that. Yeah Now cross the state line in any direction in Illinois and lawful citizens can carry concealed, or open.
And of course any problems or issues crowed about will be purely manufactured.