Judge rules application of concealed-carry law unconstitutional (Wisconsin)

[shadowrider]

In the ongoing evolution of Wisconsin gun law, a Milwaukee County judge has ruled the state's ban on concealed weapons unconstitutional as applied to a man who had an unloaded, encased gun under his car seat three days after he had been robbed at gunpoint in the same area of the city.

In an eight-page decision and order, Circuit Judge J.D. Watts agreed that for Jeremy Pinnow to exercise his right to bear arms for security and self-defense, he had few other choices.

Watts' ruling comes as gun rights advocates expect the new Republican-controlled Legislature to allow concealed carry in Wisconsin, one of two states, along with Illinois, that ban it entirely. At least one Wisconsin prosecutor last year declared he would not enforce the current concealed carry ban in light of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned Chicago's handgun ban.

But unless Watts' order gets appealed, it would not likely become a green light for all drivers to keep guns in the front seat area, even if the weapons are unloaded and encased.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/116137829.html

[lawodevolution]

1. I guess we need to clean up the last few out lier states that don't have CCW yet

[shadowrider]

2. Yup. The dominos are falling n/t

[ProgressiveProfessor]

4. California is going to be a hard one...

[rl6214]

3. Grew up in Wisconsin and still have relatives there

And they all hate the gun laws in the state and are just waiting for the day they are free. When I go visit relatives there and my son in Maryland I have to stop before entering the state to make sure I unload and lock everything up. Will be nice when I don't have to do that.