The whole concept that you need a permit for ANY Right that you were Born with is absurd. I see where NSD is going with this.
Originally Posted by: zombieslayer
This is where the confusion comes in on my part.. prior to the concealed carry law, Wisconsin allows open carry currently.
http://www.kirkobear.com/open_carry_wisconsin.html
Wisconsin is one of two states that completely prohibit concealed carry by private citizens.
Open carry is legal except where prohibited by law (government buildings, schools, and establishments that sell liquor).
What is illegal is to carry concealed.. which shouldn't be restricted from law abiding citizens.. and until the passage of the concealed carry law was prohibited.
While I concur that it is another hidden tax upon our freedoms, I do agree that there should be some protocol in place to restrict the right for felons and those that don't abide the law properly.
My point is simply this.. how is it a step back other than the fee attached? I don't see it that way.. I see it as a step forward other than said fee.
Now.. I can understand some need for the fee to offset the cost of the application to weed out those that should be restricted.. but that is another topic all together. Whom picks up the cost.
"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"