Dear fellow gun owner:
Thanks in no small part to your calls to legislators, the state Senate
today passed Assembly Bill AB581. Authored by Representative Scott
Gunderson
(R-Waterford), this is the bill that prohibits the
governor and other public officials from confiscating guns during
declared states of emergency.
Under the bill, public officials will not be able to exercise emergency
powers to restrict the possession, transfer, sale, transport, storage,
display or use of firearms or ammunition.
AB581 passed in the Assembly in December by a vote of 84 to 13, with
two members not present. The vote in the Senate today was 26 in favor,
5 opposed, with two members not present.
Voting against the bill were Senators Spencer Coggs (D-Milwaukee), Lena
Taylor (D-Milwaukee), Judy Robson (D-Beloit), Mark Miller (D-Monona)
and Fred Risser (D-Madison). By their votes, these senators are on
record as being in favor of allowing the governor or other public
officials to confiscate firearms. Not just Evil Black rifles, or
handguns, but ALL guns.
Governor Doyle's office has said that he has not yet decided if he will
sign the bill. He's known about this bill for months, knows what it's
all about, and certainly should have decided what his position would be
on the bill by now.
Please help Governor Doyle decide what his position should be by
contacting his office at
608-266-1212.Also call your state senator to thank him or her for a vote in favor of
gun rights. If you don't know who your state senator is, go to
http://waml.legis.state.wi.us/ and enter your street address to get
your senator's name and contact information. Please also thank Senate
Majority Leader Russ Decker (D-Wausau) for scheduling a vote on this
very
important bill.
Thanks,
The Wisconsin Concealed Carry Association
Chuck Roamer, Chairman
Bill Schmitz, Vice Chairman
Frank Tower, Secretary
Andrew Walkowiak, Treasurer
Dick Baker, Founder
