Article: Bucher says he favors concealed weapons; But election foes accuse him of changing stances

Waukesha Waukesha County District Attorney Paul Bucher said Monday that he supports a law that would allow residents to carry concealed weapons but refused to say whether mass shootings such as the one at a Brookfield hotel last month should propel support for legislation.

A New York Times story Sunday said recent killings such as the Terry Ratzmann shootings were spurring efforts nationally to ease gun laws and prominently quoted Bucher, who is running for attorney general, as saying, "We need to put more guns in the hands of law- abiding citizens."

Bucher went on to say: "Whether having that would have changed what happened is all speculation, but it would level the playing field. If the ...

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