Posted on 10/14/2010 8:30:09 AM PDT by ADSUM
A Clark County judge says Wisconsin’s ban on carrying concealed weapons is unconstitutional. In the case, authorities charged a Sauk City man with carrying a concealed weapon, after he admitted he had a knife in his waistband. He never threatened anyone. In light of the landmark Supreme Court ruling in McDonald v. City of Chicago, attorney William Poss filed a motion to dismiss the case on constitutional grounds. Judge Jon Counsell obliged Wednesday, ruling the law is overly broad and violates both the Second and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution.
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Now it needs to work through the court system.
Please come here to NJ... PLEASE!
OMG!!!!! A judge gets it right!!!! Too bad he’s not a fed judge. That would be a first.
“Wisconsin is one of only two states which completely ban carrying concealed weapons.”
Well, not anymore.
The States Attorney in Black River Falls has already announced that he’ll no longer prosecute people carrying concealed. The dam in WI is cracking.
Excellent news.
Just interesting how perspective changes over time. Concealed carry derringers were evil.
Another court victory that had nothing to do with the NRA.
McDonald v. City of Chicago, the case that helped this man, petition for certiorari was filed by Alan Gura, the attorney who had successfully argued Heller, and Chicago-area attorney David G. Sigale. The Second Amendment Foundation and the Illinois State Rifle Association sponsored the litigation on behalf of several Chicago residents, including retiree Otis McDonald.
My kind of JUDGE.He actually believes in The US Constitution!
Did you change the headline or did WRN change it after you posted?
The headline now is:
Judge rules concealed carry ban unconstitutional
http://www.wrn.com/2010/10/county-judge-rules-concealed-carry-ban-unconstitutional/
‘Ban’, not ‘law’.
My GOD!!! A judge who has actually READ the Constitution!!! Astounding.
It’s scary when we get excited about a judge that actually follows the Constitution.
And Alan Gura? The man argued McDonald v. Chicago on the P&I clause, attempting to override Slaughterhouse? If it weren't for the NRA's petition for time in front of the court, we may well have seen a different outcome in the case.
"The arms which every person is secured the right to keep and bear (in the defense of himself or the State, subject to legislative regulation), must be such arms as are commonly kept, according to the customs of the people, and are appropriate for open and manly use in self-defense, as well as such as are proper for the defense of the State." State v. Duke, 42 Tex. 455, 458-59 (1875).
Wait, that’s not all. THIS IS A JUDGE IN WISCONSIN !!!!
I read somewhere [I can’t remember where] that eventually the 2nd amendment would ultimately be destroyed by the 14th amendment.
I wish I could remember where I saw that and exactl what it said.It may have been here.
I am just thrilled to hear this we have open carry here but in the winter time, etc. I was actually a bit worried about a coat covering my gun especially when visiting down near Milwaukee given what they did to the policeman. I figured in the more liberal urban areas of Wisconsin they may well try to use any little thing they could as an excuse.
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