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Tag: Concealed Carry

Posted inMoney & Politics Column, Scott Walker's Wisconsin

Spring cleaning turns up news nuggets ranging from guns to schnapps

by Bill Lueders May 12th, 2015July 29th, 2016 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The columnist is cleaning off his desk, emptying his inbox. Here are a few unused news nuggets that seem a shame to throw away.

Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety, Money & Politics

State weapons law conceals information

by Bill Lueders March 10th, 2013January 2nd, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

More than 4,000 applicants were denied a Wisconsin concealed carry license and more than 400 had their licenses revoked or suspended in the program’s first 14 months, records show. These included dozens of felons, domestic abusers, illegal drug users and “fugitives from justice.”

Posted inMoney & Politics Column

Top cop blames NRA for law’s failings

by Bill Lueders August 8th, 2012July 29th, 2016 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin now has one of the nation’s most liberal concealed carry laws, which the NRA helped write.

Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety, Money & Politics

A long wait yields expansive new freedoms

by Bill Lueders October 30th, 2011August 1st, 2016 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin’s new law, which allows citizens to carry concealed weapons, has been hailed by the NRA as “one of the nation’s strongest.”

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