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(WI) Senate to approve allowing retired police to carry guns
WBAY.COM ^ | 06 NOVEMBER 2015 | AP

Posted on 11/06/2015 4:42:19 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A bill making it easier for former police officers who worked in other states to carry concealed weapons in Wisconsin is poised to pass the state Senate.

The bill up for a vote Friday previously passed the Assembly. Once it clears the Senate, it would then go to Gov. Scott Walker for his consideration.

Under current state law, former officers must travel back to the state where they worked to undergo annual firearm trainings with their former agency to qualify for a federal concealed carry permit valid in all 50 states.

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1 posted on 11/06/2015 4:42:19 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

No special treatment.


2 posted on 11/06/2015 4:44:20 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Good IMHO. It is a start in the right direction.


3 posted on 11/06/2015 4:47:39 PM PST by Parley Baer
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To: Parley Baer

License should be good in all 50 states. Just need a little uniformity.


4 posted on 11/06/2015 4:50:01 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Secret Agent Man

Bingo. If I can’t carry, screw them.


5 posted on 11/06/2015 5:11:11 PM PST by ZULU (Mt. McKinley is the tallest mountain in N. America. Denali is Aleut for "scam artist.")
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Guess I need to read the whole article..

If they are former cops in another state and live in Sconnie now, they are citizens and can go get a CCL just like the rest of us...?

Or is it the 50 dollar filing fee every 5 years the issue?

Makes no sense..


6 posted on 11/06/2015 5:25:22 PM PST by acw011 (Great Goooogly Mooogly!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Ok, read the “whole” short article...

Still confused... are they above taking a flipping class? and filing with the DOJ?

Walker gave us a very decent CCL here.. not total freedom, but we were the 2nd to last state to get CCL and he made damn sure we could carry and it wouldn’t be at the behest of some commie sheriff.


7 posted on 11/06/2015 5:28:33 PM PST by acw011 (Great Goooogly Mooogly!)
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To: acw011
Retired LEOs qualify under the Law Enforcement Officer's Safety Act (LEOSA). They have to stay qualified under the policies of either the agency they worked for or the jurisdiction they live in. Most of the time those requirements are more stringent than those required for a conceiled carry permit.

LEOSA is kind of a mixed bag of results. It makes it easier for LEOs to carry personal guns off duty, but there are a lot of gray areas, such as liability.

8 posted on 11/06/2015 6:38:24 PM PST by USNBandit (Sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: ZULU

They have no special police powers anymore. That will be the next bs crap they will try to give them.


9 posted on 11/06/2015 6:52:27 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Hr218 lets retired leo carry in all 50 states. Qualify with local pd, pay fee and you are done


10 posted on 11/06/2015 7:49:11 PM PST by italianquaker
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To: Sacajaweau
License Constitutional carry (aka 'shall not be infringed') should be good in all 50 statesthe U.S. Just need a little uniformity adherence to the Constitution and protection of our Rights.

Fixed it for you
11 posted on 11/06/2015 8:15:24 PM PST by i_robot73 ("A man chooses. A slave obeys." - Andrew Ryan)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

While a step in the right direction; we should be pushing for all concealed weapon permit holders to be able to carry in all 50 states.

Once we have that; we need to get over the hurdle of limited capacity mags in states like NY and CA. There’s no reason a CCW holder should not be able to have just as many rounds in the mag as a LEO.

We’ve come a long way but we still have quite a way to go.


12 posted on 11/07/2015 12:54:40 AM PST by Boomer (People think I am too patronizing. (That means I treat them as if they're stupid.))
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Even though the 2nd Amendment does not infringe us by requiring a license, Trump said it best when he noted that driving is a privilege and a driver license is honored in all States, so the 2nd Amendment Right also needs to be honored across the board....

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13 posted on 11/07/2015 4:20:29 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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