Wis. panel reschedules hearing on weapons training
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A legislative committee has postponed a hearing on complaints about training requirements in Wisconsin's new concealed carry rules.
The joint rules committee was originally set to meet Wednesday morning, but committee leaders postponed the proceeding after an all-night Assembly debate on college grants for minorities. They rescheduled the hearing for Monday morning.
Wisconsin's concealed carry law went into effect Tuesday. The National Rifle Association, though, has balked at rules the state Justice Department crafted to implement the law, taking issue specifically with a DOJ mandate that permit applicants get at least four hours of firearms training.
Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has countered his agency had to define training somehow. GOP lawmakers still have asked the rules committee to delete the four-hour requirement.
Nov 2, 2011 at 8:39 p.m.
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I think Van Halen..., er, I mean Van Hollen is trying to put a moderate spin on his image for a possible run for Governor during the next election cycle. He's tweaking Governor Walker's nose to distance himself from the current administration in the eyes of Republican and independent voters.
If Governor Walker has a tough time surviving the recall election, Van Hollen will run in the primary as a "moderate alternative" to Walker. If he had legitimate concerns about the training issue, he's had months to speak up about it, plus the history, experience, and legal language of 30+ Shall Issue permit states to draw on. He wasn't tasked with drafting the Apollo program, just putting in legalese which dozens of other states have already published.
The incumbent (forever and ever and ever... that's a two-party problem the voters need to address if they want to fix Madison, or Washington) Democrats in Madison can't whine about the training issue too loud, having deliberately blocked 3 prior bills that were more restrictive and had stronger requirements than the law which Governor Walker signed.
Nov 2, 2011 at 6:31 p.m.
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What would be interesting, is if people show up with weapons. I'd bet they'll be talking with police.
Nov 2, 2011 at 5:56 p.m.
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kawisixer01, I understand; I feel the same way about the ACLU.
Nov 2, 2011 at 5:42 p.m.
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Isn't this kinda like shutting the barn door after the horse already go out ??? LOL...These guys crack me up.....and they are supposed to be representing us ???
Nov 2, 2011 at 4:03 p.m.
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Feduptaxpayer: What people are afraid of and rightfully so is having a bunch of idiots carrying concealed weapons "because it's their right" when they cannot tell you anything about appropriate use of deadly force let alone demonstrate proficient use of a weapon. Would you hand someone the keys to a car & tell them to go for it on I94 when the person doesn't have a drivers' license? Same principle. With rights come great responsibilities.
Nov 2, 2011 at 3:47 p.m.
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the NRA is a union for gun owners?
Nov 2, 2011 at 3:22 p.m.
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SarahB1, the nra is a representative that speaks for and protects the rights of it's MILLIONS of members. As such most politicians would be best served by working with the NRA. Many people such as myself are dues paying members that pay the NRA to do just that, stand for and speak for our rights, we also speak with our votes. There is not many other "groups" that have the power and voting majority that the members of the NRA represent. If a politician is seen as working with the NRA it is the same as working with their CONSTITUANTS.
Nov 2, 2011 at 2:42 p.m.
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They had to reschedule due to the fact that this concealed carry law snuck up on them LOL!!!
Nov 2, 2011 at 2:32 p.m.
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The four-hour training rule is reasonable and lenient. That's not the issue! The issue is with the DOJ making law after the fact. That stipulation should have been in the law before it was signed. Not okay for DOJ to make laws per the Constitution and as a matter of precedent!
Nov 2, 2011 at 2:08 p.m.
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The concealed carry bill isn't just about guns. Also included are stun guns, knives, batons, etc...
Nov 2, 2011 at 1:47 p.m.
Nov 2, 2011 at 1:25 p.m.
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Sigma, that must be why the bookcase I just built looks all shot up. Used the wrong tool for tightening the shelves.
Nov 2, 2011 at 12:59 p.m.
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Only the criminals and those that want to take our guns away need be afraid.
Nov 2, 2011 at 12:57 p.m.
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I would venture that 100% of people reading these comments have "weapons" in their house. It resides in a drawer or on the counter in the kitchen. Sigma is right almost anything can be a weapon. If a human can pick it up, it is a tool, if a human harms another person with the tool, it is an assault weapon.
Nov 2, 2011 at 12:28 p.m.
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OH!! I know! Because the media wants to instill fear in the public and grab their attention and give everyone a false sense of reality. Mind bending at its finest. No wonder there are so many people scared about this new law.
Nov 2, 2011 at 12:27 p.m.
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Why is the title read "Weapon"? A gun is a tool, not a weapon unless used as one, just like a screwdriver.
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