5/17/2016
Wisconsin Carry funded case wins on appeal
In the state of Wisconsin a municipality may not arrest someone merely for the act of open carrying a firearm. In July 2013, the village of Somerset did just that to a law-abiding citizen, Mark Hoffman, who went for a walk while open carrying. Wisconsin Carry funded the legal defense for Mr. Hoffman. After a wrongful conviction in municipal court, which was upheld by St. Croix County Circuit Court, The District III court of appeals has struck down the conviction, thus reversing the municipal and circuit courts rulings. (read more)
5/11/2016
Law-abiding CCL holder faces felony charges for having unloaded cased gun in vehicle
The Federal Gun-Free-School-Zones law, which has never prevented a single school shooting, allows concealed carry license holders to carry on school grounds.
Wisconsin duplicated the Federal GFSZ law in the 90's while our state languished as one of the few states that denied citizens the right to concealed carry. As a result, the provision of the Federal law which allows CCL holders to carry on school grounds was not included in Wisconsin's GFSZ law.
Currently, in Wisconsin, you must stop off school grounds, draw your firearm, unload it, and place it in a case before you drive onto the school parking lot, in order to comply with state law. Failure to do so could turn an otherwise law-abiding mother, father or guardian who is innocently picking up or dropping off their kids at school, into a convicted felon.
In April of 2016, a law-abiding Wisconsin school teacher, Jarrod Kuehn, who followed the law was arrested and currently faces felony charges for having an UNloaded gun secured in the center console of his vehicle. If Mr. Kuehn was following the law and now faces felony charges, ALL CCL holders should be worried about being wrongly charged with a felony. (read story here)
There are over 300,000 concealed carry license holders in the state of Wisconsin. How many more will need to be charged with felonies before the republican controlled state legislature fixes the oversight in Wisconsin's law. (READ MORE)
4/1/2016
Wisconsin DNR rule bans concealed carry in and around campgrounds/picnic areas
DNR rule NR 45.09(1) conflicts with state law. This rule prohibits possession of any loaded firearm within 100 yards of state campgrounds, from campsites, and picnic areas.
This rule conflicts with state law. Its publication will mislead thousands of concealed carriers and other lawful carriers into thinking they cannot carry a gun in these locations.
The Natural Resources Board will be meeting on April 13th to approve the rules. You may submit written comments to the NR board.
Please click here to see how you can contact the DNR and submit written comments. (click here)
