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Article: Showdown set over concealed weapons
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
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- September 8, 2003
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Showdown set over concealed weapons
State is one of only six where a ban remains
By DENNIS CHAPTMAN dchaptman@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel
Monday, September 8, 2003
Madison -- Wisconsin, whose 130-year-old prohibition against
carrying concealed weapons is one of the nation's last, this week
becomes the latest battleground over whether to allow its citizens to
"pack heat."
Pushed by pro-gun interests, a wave of states has passed
legislation in recent years allowing citizens to carry concealed
weapons -- including neighboring Minnesota, which in May approved a
law that is similar to what is being proposed in Wisconsin.
Nationwide, there are 33 states that allow citizens to carry ...