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Wisconsin considers CCW
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Plan for concealed weapons toutedSponsors say the law would make criminals think before actingBy DENNIS CHAPTMANof the Journal Sentinel staffLast Updated: Nov. 13, 2001Madison - If Wisconsin residents were allowed to carry concealed weapons, criminals would be less likely to victimize them, two Republican state lawmakers maintained Tuesday.Rep. Scott Gunderson (R-Town of Norway) and Sen. Dave Zien (R-Town of Wheaton) have sponsored legislation to allow those who pass background checks and receive proper training to carry concealed weapons.Gunderson said would-be criminals would be less likely to commit crimes if they knew their victims might be armed."I will get a permit, damn right," said Gunderson, who last year was attacked with a crowbar by an intruder outside his Wind Lake sporting goods store. "That guy who tried to lay my head open wouldn't have known if I was carrying."Zien maintained that such a law could hold down the state's crime rate."Current law only protects criminals from citizens," he said. "This is nothing radical. Most states have similar laws that work very well."Zien said 44 states allow some sort of concealed carry for self-defense, and 33 of those have laws similar to their proposal.The measure, which did not make it out of committee last session, requires applicants for a permit to be at least 21 and undergo a Department of Justice background check. They also would have to complete a gun safety course before obtaining a permit, which could cost up to $75 for five years.Felons, violent criminals and individuals who are mentally incompetent or drug- or alcohol-dependent could not obtain a permit, under the measure.The proposed law would prohibit anyone from carrying concealed weapons in taverns, schools, athletic events, police stations, jails, prisons or airports. The permits would be issued by county sheriffs, and counties could opt out of issuing the permits or join with other counties to hold down costs.Attorney General James Doyle was out of the office Tuesday and unavailable for comment, but spokesman Randy Romanski said Doyle opposed the plan."Law-abiding citizens are able to purchase guns, and that's as it should be, but having concealed weapons on the streets is not a good way to prevent crime," he said. "The attorney general is opposed to it and sees no reason to change our current law."Waukesha County Sheriff William Kruziki said he saw no problem with the proposal."In the long run, it would help because people would be trained, and you'd have some local control over it," Kruziki said. "Forty-four states have it. It's time to get with the times."But the Washington, D.C.-based Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence opposes such legislation, saying that the number of crime victims who successfully use firearms to defend themselves is small and that citizens underestimate how difficult it is to use a gun in self-defense.The group also questioned claims that only law-abiding citizens get concealed weapons permits. It cited an August 2000 study by the Violence Policy Center that found that, from January 1996 through April 2000, the arrest rate for weapons-related offenses among Texas permit-holders was 66% higher than that of the general adult population. http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/nov01/conceal14111301a.asp
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