Wisconsin Court OK's Concealed Arms Exception... - The Firearms Forum

Shizamus · 07-15-2003, 10:22 PM

In Wisconsin it is great victory to be able to defend your family and
yourself in own home or business. We don't ever want this nonsense
to happen in Vermont.
Wis. Court OKs Concealed Arms Exception

.c The Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The state Supreme Court carved out an exception to Wisconsin's ban on concealed weapons Tuesday, ruling that owners of homes and businesses can carry guns on their own property.

The court overturned the conviction of a Milwaukee grocery store owner who was arrested in 1999 when police found he had a loaded gun in his pants pocket. His case was sent back to circuit court.

Justice David Prosser wrote for the majority that ``a citizen's desire to exercise the right to keep and bear arms for purposes of security is at its apex when undertaken to secure one's home or privately owned business.''

Wisconsin's concealed weapons law, in place since the 1870s, prohibits anyone but a peace officer from carrying a concealed weapon. Wisconsin voters approved an amendment in 1998 that says: ``The people have the right to keep and bear arms for security, defense, hunting, recreation or any other lawful purpose.''

The 6-1 ruling allowed home and business owners to carry weapons under the ``lawful purpose'' standard. The more general ban on concealed weapons remains in place.

On the Net:

http://www.courts.state.wi.us/

07-15-2003, 10:22 PM	#1
Shizamus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Vermont Posts: 891	Wisconsin Court OK's Concealed Arms Exception... In Wisconsin it is great victory to be able to defend your family and yourself in own home or business. We don't ever want this nonsense to happen in Vermont. Wis. Court OKs Concealed Arms Exception .c The Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The state Supreme Court carved out an exception to Wisconsin's ban on concealed weapons Tuesday, ruling that owners of homes and businesses can carry guns on their own property. The court overturned the conviction of a Milwaukee grocery store owner who was arrested in 1999 when police found he had a loaded gun in his pants pocket. His case was sent back to circuit court. Justice David Prosser wrote for the majority that ``a citizen's desire to exercise the right to keep and bear arms for purposes of security is at its apex when undertaken to secure one's home or privately owned business.'' Wisconsin's concealed weapons law, in place since the 1870s, prohibits anyone but a peace officer from carrying a concealed weapon. Wisconsin voters approved an amendment in 1998 that says: ``The people have the right to keep and bear arms for security, defense, hunting, recreation or any other lawful purpose.'' The 6-1 ruling allowed home and business owners to carry weapons under the ``lawful purpose'' standard. The more general ban on concealed weapons remains in place. On the Net: http://www.courts.state.wi.us/ __________________ “The Matrix is a system, Neo, and that system is our enemy. When you are inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters, the very minds we are trying to save. Until we do, these people are part of that system and that makes them our enemies. You have to understand that most of these people are not ready to be unplugged and many are so hopelessly dependent on the system, they’ll fight to protect it. “The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work, when you go to church, when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.” - Morpheus, in the movie, “The Matrix” -->