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MADISON (AP) - The state Senate Thursday overrode Gov. Jim Doyle's veto of a bill that would let Wisconsin residents pack pistols, clubs and knives in their pockets. The fate of the state's 133-year-old ban on concealed weapons now rests with the state Assembly, which plans its own override try on Tuesday. The vote likely will hinge on six Assembly Democrats who broke party lines and voted with Republicans to pass the bill in December.
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Generally, by state law, you're not allowed to carry a gun into a nuclear plant or hydroelectric dam area, or into a polling place on Election Day, or into any other "public establishment" where the host specifically bans guns, or into any establishment that serves booze. That last prohibition drew the ire of the 2005 Legislature, which passed a bill to allow people to "carry" in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol, but Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano vetoed it, with the support of the tavern owners. Other than that, Arizona is pretty loose with its gun regulations. If your town wants to pass tougher regs than the state has adopted, generally the state won't allow it. More than 89,000 Arizonans have permits to carry concealed guns (one in every 45 people age 21 or older). The Pink ...
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Since 2000, Kanawha County has issued 13,272 five-year permits to carry concealed pistols, according to Lt. Rick Rose in the sheriff's department. Cabell County has issued perhaps 4,000 in that period. Statewide, the grand total probably is over 100,000. Presumably, all those West Virginia pistol-packers carry hidden guns because they think it makes them safer. But a new federal study concludes that people with concealed pistols are four times more likely to be shot than unarmed people.
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TUESDAY, the U.S. Supreme Court took a historic step. It agreed to rule for the first time whether the Constitution's Second Amendment - the right-to-bear-arms guarantee - allows individuals to carry concealed pistols, or whether it authorizes guns only for "a well-regulated militia" as its language implies. Arguments on the controversial question probably will be presented early next year, with a decision expected by summer. It promises to be a landmark ruling with long-lasting effect on America.
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Robin Natanel picks up a compact black pistol, barrel pointed down range. Gripping the gun with both hands, left foot forward, she raises the semi-automatic and methodically squeezes off five shots. The first one creases the left edge of a red bull's-eye on a target 25 feet away. The four others paint a three-inch pattern around the first. If the target were a person's head or heart, he'd probably be dead. Natanel is a Buddhist, a self-avowed "spiritual person," a 53- year-old divorcee who lives alone in a liberal-leaning suburb near Boston. She is 5-foot-1 and has blonde hair, dark eyes, a ready smile and a soothing voice, with a hint of Boston brogue. She's a Tai Chi instructor who in classes invokes the benefits of meditation. And at least twice a month, she takes her German-made Wal...
... time in 75 years for Americans to buy and carry pistols. Post-9/ 11 fears also seem to be a factor... NRA that would require those that issue concealed gun permits to recognize licenses from other state...
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LAST week, an employee at a Kentucky plastics plant quarreled with his supervisor - then got a .45-caliber pistol from his car and killed five plant employees before shooting himself. That's a constant danger in pistol-polluted America, where any warped or bitter person may carry a hidden gun. The powerful right-to-bear- arms lobby, which supports such pistol-packing, usually contends that other workers in the plant should have been armed so they could have engaged in a shootout. Is that the kind of America you want? Even worse, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowly ruled last week that people like the Kentucky worker have a constitutional right to carry concealed pistols. ***
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Among the people who filed for election this week, one name caught my attention: Phil Berkenbile. Unknown to many in the state, Berkenbile serves as the director of the state Department of Career and Technology Education. A decent guy, Berkenbile is approachable, easy to talk to and he takes education seriously.
... to oppose legislation that allows concealed weapons to be kept in vehicles on CareerTech campu... legislation allowing holders of concealed-carry permits to leave their pistols in their locked car...
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AUSTIN, Texas - Everyone from lobbyists to lawyers and journalists is rushing to get permits to carry guns inside the Texas Capitol, where legislators already often tote pistols in boots and purses or stow them away inside their desks. A new security procedure means a concealed handgun license is like a special-access pass into the domed building, allowing people who are certified to carry a gun to bypass lines at the metal detectors that were set up after a shooting incident earlier this year.
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ONLY about 1 percent of Americans actually carry loaded pistols concealed in their pockets - but this tiny armed minority wields enormous political power. Across America, conservative politicians cower before the right-to-bear-arms lobby, defeating every attempt to protect Americans from pistol murder. Now it's happening again. As one of its final actions before leaving office, the Bush administration - which obeys the gun lobby faithfully - wants to quash a 1930s rule that prevents visitors from packing hidden pistols in national parks.
