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| WI concealed carry falls one vote short |
| 2004-02-06 |
| Damn, damn, damn! Edited for brevity. Second Amendment supporters are fuming at what they call the "cowardice" of the Wisconsin Assembly in sustaining the governor’s veto of a concealed carry bill. Tuesday’s 65-34 vote was just one vote short of the necessary two-thirds needed to override Gov. Jim Doyle’s veto. The vote was "a slap in the face and a sucker punch to the safety of every Wisconsin resident," said Joe Waldron, executive director of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA). Waldron singled out Rep. Gary Sherman, a National Rifle Association member and a Democrat, who just three months ago voted in favor of the concealed carry law. But on Tuesday, Sherman switched his vote -- "to protect his governor and what limited power the minority Assembly Democrats have," one newspaper quoted him as saying. I’m all for rescinding that NRA membership right now. Waldron said the blood of crime victims in Wisconsin - denied the right to defend themselves with a concealed weapon - will be on the hands of Gov. Jim Doyle and the lawmakers who upheld his veto. Gov. Doyle thanked "courageous" lawmakers for helping him keep Wisconsin’s 130-year-old ban on concealed weapons in place. He said the law is good for the state. "I did not want kids in this state going into crowded shopping malls or playgrounds with a lot of people walking around with loaded guns in their pockets," the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel quoted him as saying. Yeah, we have shootouts in the malls here all the time in PA. Save the children! |
| Posted by:Dar |
| #5 SH - damn straight my friend. I prolly wasn't clear, I meant the law doesn't help give guns to kids. Nitwit is the right call sign for his ass - first of all, legal age (21 in most cases) is a definite requirement just to pursue a ccw. Most classes are given by cops or NRA certified instructors. No yahoos or hygeine-challenged bubbas on the back forty are showing junior how to shooot a guhn or give them a permit. A thorough background check is also done. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2004-2-6 10:58:13 PM |
| #4 Jarhead, the nitwit seems to be saying that kids will be issued concealed weapons permits. In actual practice the permits would allow adults to return fire against the current batch of punk pushers and gang-bangers who are packing Tech-9's with cop-killer rounds. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-2-6 4:30:59 PM |
| #3 What happens to Gary Sherman and Jim Doyle in the next election will have a greater impact on the future of the 2nd Amendment than the loss of this veto. |
| Posted by: B 2004-2-6 3:47:20 PM |
| #2 "I did not want kids in this state going into crowded shopping malls or playgrounds with a lot of people walking around with loaded guns in their pockets," -What a fucking idiot. The ccw law doesn't help that one bit. People can sneak a gun in their pocket regardless of a law or not. Usually ccw owners are the most responsible gun owners you will find. There's an 8 hour course here in SC not too mention a thorough background check of all applicants. Doyle + Sherman = lying cowardly bitches. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2004-2-6 2:27:34 PM |
| #1 Waldron for the Black Caldron! |
| Posted by: Charles 2004-2-6 2:11:10 PM |