Wisconsin:: Open carry of firearms is a right under siege
02-08-2009, 06:22 AM
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 454
Wisconsin:: Open carry of firearms is a right under siege
http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2009/02/08/opinion/letters/let4.txt
Will Wisconsin residents finaly stand up and DEMAND their rights?
Submit the following resolution to you County Boards TODAY. The time to act IS NOW!
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WHEREAS, The County Board of ____________ County Wisconsin affirms that the people have the constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms for security, defense, hunting, recreation, or any other lawful purpose.
WHEREAS, the concealed carry of firearms is prohibited by Wisconsin Statute 941.23.
BE IT RESOLVED, that open carry is not an unlawful means to exercise these rights, and that no one may restrict a citizen's lawful exercise of these constitutionally protected rights.
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--May 2008, West Milwaukee. College graduate is detained, disarmed, arrested and then released. No charges filed.
--August 2008, West Allis. Private citizen is detained at gunpoint, disarmed, arrested and charged with disorderly conduct (all the while on his own property in his own backyard).
--February 2009, Beaver Dam. School teacher placed on administrative leave.
What does each of these have in common? In each case the individual was doing nothing more than lawfully open carrying a firearm.
The Wisconsin Constitution protects the individual's right to keep and bear arms, and even though both Gov. Jim Doyle and Chief Justice Abrahamson have acknowledged the citizen's right to openly carry a firearm, government at all levels (school administration, police officers, county sheriffs, police chiefs, district attorneys) has declared war on your constitutional rights.
A resolution acknowledging your constitutional rights will be submitted to the La Crosse County Judiciary and Law Committee on Tuesday and to the La Crosse County Executive Committee on Wednesday. I encourage all citizens to attend these two meetings and demand the county board acknowledge your constitutional rights.
--August 2008, West Allis. Private citizen is detained at gunpoint, disarmed, arrested and charged with disorderly conduct (all the while on his own property in his own backyard).
--February 2009, Beaver Dam. School teacher placed on administrative leave.
What does each of these have in common? In each case the individual was doing nothing more than lawfully open carrying a firearm.
The Wisconsin Constitution protects the individual's right to keep and bear arms, and even though both Gov. Jim Doyle and Chief Justice Abrahamson have acknowledged the citizen's right to openly carry a firearm, government at all levels (school administration, police officers, county sheriffs, police chiefs, district attorneys) has declared war on your constitutional rights.
A resolution acknowledging your constitutional rights will be submitted to the La Crosse County Judiciary and Law Committee on Tuesday and to the La Crosse County Executive Committee on Wednesday. I encourage all citizens to attend these two meetings and demand the county board acknowledge your constitutional rights.
Submit the following resolution to you County Boards TODAY. The time to act IS NOW!
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WHEREAS, The County Board of ____________ County Wisconsin affirms that the people have the constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms for security, defense, hunting, recreation, or any other lawful purpose.
WHEREAS, the concealed carry of firearms is prohibited by Wisconsin Statute 941.23.
BE IT RESOLVED, that open carry is not an unlawful means to exercise these rights, and that no one may restrict a citizen's lawful exercise of these constitutionally protected rights.
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02-08-2009, 07:33 AM
#2
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: N/W WI.
Posts: 814
RE: Wisconsin:: Open carry of firearms is a right under siege
We the people have spoke out twice for the right to concealcarry and Doyl vetoed it!!!!!!!
I personally don't have any faith in him to protect our rights. He is about as anti-gun as they get. I am affraid that there will be other challenges since we got osama Obama as the Pres.
I personally don't have any faith in him to protect our rights. He is about as anti-gun as they get. I am affraid that there will be other challenges since we got osama Obama as the Pres.
