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Article: A concealed-weapons law for Wisconsin?
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 14, 2003
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SUNDAY SYMPOSIUM
A concealed-weapons law for Wisconsin?
Sunday, September 14, 2003
It's a question of trusting people
According to Sen. Dave Zien (R-Eau Claire), who is trying to pass
legislation allowing the carrying of concealed weapons in Wisconsin,
a criminal would be less likely to attack someone if there was a
possibility that his intended victim was armed ("Concealed weapons
testimony divided," Sept. 10). That logic does not seem to hold up in
the central city, where it is apparent that gun possession is common
but where crime involving guns is an all-too-frequent event.
I submit that an aggressor, believing his intended victim could
very well be armed, will shoot first, rather than ...