http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:55:45 -0700 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:31:09 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m12d29-Words-of-wisdom-for-2010?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner Next year we have another revolution scheduled. We call it an election here. All of our rights and liberties are at stake this time, not just our gun rights. This country has been here before. We can learn a lot about how to win this... Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:31:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m12d29-Words-of-wisdom-for-2010?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m12d11-To-reduce-crime-put-criminals-out-of-business?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner If only there was just another gun control law. We are being told (again) by lawmakers that another new gun control law is absolutely necessary to reduce crime.  There are already over 23,000 State and Federal gun control laws that apparently... Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:37:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m12d11-To-reduce-crime-put-criminals-out-of-business?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m12d10-Theres-a-new-judge-in-town?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner Gary Sherman….Gary Sherman….Gary Sherman. I should know that name. Now I remember Gary Sherman was the critical vote needed desperately by Governor Doyle to preserve open carry in Wisconsin five years ago. He is the Assemb... Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:31:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m12d10-Theres-a-new-judge-in-town?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m12d9-Back-door-gun-registration-for-Wisconsin?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner Back door gun registration is being proposed for Wisconsin by Senators Coggs, Taylor and Lassa; Representatives Richards, Staskunas, Turner, Young, Sinicki, Berceau, Colon, Grigsby, Fields, Pasch, Kessler, Zepnick and Toles. SB 367 is yet ano... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:46:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m12d9-Back-door-gun-registration-for-Wisconsin?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m12d7-Business-cards-instead-of-microstamping?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner At the risk of sounding obvious, if microstamping were the “magic solution” to solving crime in Wisconsin as Representative Young claims it would be, why have all the other states not figured it out? What do you think makes Representative... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:46:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m12d7-Business-cards-instead-of-microstamping?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Know-what-you-do-not-know?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner Living life is making one decision after another. The average person probably makes nearly a thousand decisions every day. Some decisions are automatic; almost sub conscious because minimal critical thinking is required. Putting butter on a ... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:51:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Know-what-you-do-not-know?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Proposed-Wisconsin-carry-law?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner Open carry has always been the law of the land in Wisconsin, however some people are now having regrets they supported the Governors two veto’s of concealed carry legislation. There is new talk from the Milwaukee District Attorney and Milwau... Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:44:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Proposed-Wisconsin-carry-law?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d8-The-Illinois-Constitution-must-mean-something?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner Someone please help me out here, I am thoroughly confused about the Chicago gun ban.Do you know that only a handful of states do not in some way guarantee and protect the right to keep and bear arms in their state Constitution? Do you also know that ... Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:23:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d8-The-Illinois-Constitution-must-mean-something?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d6-America-does-not-want-stricter-gun-control-laws?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner  By now you probably know the US Supreme Court will be taking another look at the Second Amendment, this time to determine if its protection from infringement of our protected rights also applies to state and local governments. Although eve... Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:16:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d6-America-does-not-want-stricter-gun-control-laws?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d18-When-should-you-shoot?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner You have probably heard about Jamie Chen who shot Roberto Vega-Gil Wednesday afternoon who was an intruder in Chens’ parent’s house in Fitchburg. So far, no charges are pending.I am not a lawyer but I do carry a gun all of the time and th... Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:31:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d18-When-should-you-shoot?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Police-are-setting-up-themselves?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner How ironic is this? When the police get themselves caught by an informed and armed citizen they immediately claim are being "set up". The two West Allis officers who arrested Brad Krause last year for not breaking the law claimed the s... Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:14:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Police-are-setting-up-themselves?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Federal-court-decision-on-open-carry?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner Recently, Travis Yates was stopped in Madison for merely carrying a firearm openly.You should know Brad Krause’s experience with the West Allis police department.  I am aware of other police departments who continue to stop armed citizens ... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:29:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Federal-court-decision-on-open-carry?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Illegal-local-ordinances-defeated?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner Jeff Niles asked his local police chief about his ability to openly carry a gun a few months ago. The response from the Police Chief to Jeff was essentially no you can’t carry a gun because Milton has a local ordinance that prohibits open carry... Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:06:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Illegal-local-ordinances-defeated?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m8d14-Thank-you-to-Pewaukee-and-De-Pere?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner We all know that open carry of firearms or weapons used for personal defense have been legal since the first explorers came to Wisconsin in 1622. Open carry has never been unlawful or prohibited by state statute (some restrictions do apply).Pewaukee ... Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:49:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m8d14-Thank-you-to-Pewaukee-and-De-Pere?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m8d12-The-open-carry-fight-moves-on-to-Madison?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner There is a saying that the first pioneers take all the arrows. To that, I would like to add that long term oppression, numbs the heart and mind, except for a few. In case you thought nothing much has been happening since JB Van Hollen issued his... Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:07:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m8d12-The-open-carry-fight-moves-on-to-Madison?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m8d7-DC-sued-over-carry-rights?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner NEWS RELEASE SAF SUES DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OVER CARRYING OF HANDGUNS BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a lawsuit on behalf of three residents of the District of Columbia and a New Hampshire resident, seeking to com... Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:36:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m8d7-DC-sued-over-carry-rights?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m7d17-Party-like-it-was-1773?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner Those of us who carry guns every day have what is called an increased sense of situational awareness. In common terms, this means that we pay closer attention to what is going on around us. We do this to minimize the chance of finding ourselves at a ... Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:45:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m7d17-Party-like-it-was-1773?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m5d21-Gun-rights-advocates-make-progress?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner  In just the past month, gun rights advocates have managed to do the following, under the noses of the most radical gun hating administration at the federal level, and Jim Doyle and friends in Wisconsin. One month ago, Attorney General J B ... Thu, 21 May 2009 08:52:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m5d21-Gun-rights-advocates-make-progress?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m5d15-DA-decides-not-to-charge-armed-biker?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner The Racine County District Attorney’s office said today that they have decided not to charge the armed bicyclist who was attacked by four thugs in a school zone while riding his bike. This is not to say that you do not need to pay attentio... Fri, 15 May 2009 16:18:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m5d15-DA-decides-not-to-charge-armed-biker?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m5d14-So-who-gets-the-kids?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner  The gun rights issue is important, but as several people have already commented, the states that are passing legislation to put the overreaching federal government in its proper perspective to the states, are doing so because of state sovereign... Thu, 14 May 2009 07:48:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5103-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m5d14-So-who-gets-the-kids?cid=exrss-Wisconsin-Gun-Rights-Examiner