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Wisconsin - Judge Rules Concealed Carry Ban Unconstitutional
Dan W:
WI Judge Rules Concealed Carry Ban Unconstitutional
And another anti-gun law domino falls ? thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court?s McDonald v. City of Chicago ruling.
http://www.ammoland.com/2010/10/15/judge-rules-concealed-carry-ban-unconstitutional/
--- Quote ---A Clark County judge says Wisconsin?s ban on carrying concealed weapons is unconstitutional. In the case, authorities charged a Sauk City man with carrying a concealed weapon, after he admitted he had a knife in his waistband. He never threatened anyone. In light of the landmark Supreme Court ruling in McDonald v. City of Chicago, attorney William Poss filed a motion to dismiss the case on constitutional grounds. Judge Jon Counsell obliged Wednesday, ruling the law is overly broad and violates both the Second and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution.
?The government has to have a compelling state interest to do so (restrict the right to carry) and they have to have the least restrictive means of doing that,? said Poss. ?Public safety obviously is a state interest, but there?s all kinds of ways to do that in this regard.? In his decision, Counsell states the law forces citizens to ?go unarmed (thus not able to act in self defense), violate the law or carry openly,? but notes displaying weapon?s openly isn?t a ?realistic alternative.?
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RWNJ:
Thanks for the link, Dan.
Hardwood83:
That is refreshing news. I believe the Wisconsin legislature has passed CC a couple of times only to be vetoed by their idiot Governor.
ghknives:
We continue to make small gains nation wide. We need to keep the ball rolling and hopefully it will pick up momentum. Wisconsins' Governor needs to go.
Dan W:
Folks in Wisconsin think they have a good chance to elect a Governor that will see things the right way, but if this holds up on appeal, CCW permits in Wisconsin will be unnecessary.
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