WI Gov Jim Doyle's(D) Welcome statement. Call his office at 608-266-1212 and leave a message.
At the same time, what concerns the vast majority of Wisconsin families is keeping our kids and our communities safe. We are deeply concerned about the NRA's zealous support of legislation that would allow loaded, hidden guns at playgrounds, shopping malls, and school zones. The overwhelming majority of law enforcement in our state also vigorously opposes this NRA backed plan, fearing it will put our kids, our cops, and our communities at extreme risk.
"As the NRA gathers in Milwaukee, I'm challenging them to rethink their support for a proposal that is so strongly opposed by law enforcement and the vast majority of Wisconsin citizens. Instead of making it legal to carry a concealed weapon into a daycare center, we ought to be focused on ways to help middle class families afford to buy a home and enjoy all the good things life in our state has to offer."
I'm not an NRA member nor a gun owner, but I have been contributing to the NRA ever since their 2004 election ad showing a nose-in-the-air poodle wearing a sweater with "Kerry" on it and captioned with the phrase: "This dog don't hunt." I laughed the whole time I was writing out a check to the NRA, and have been doing so ever since.
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Wow, with all those guns in Milwaukee it must have been a bloodbath!
