We are proud to have one of our company owners, Troy Storch, at the signing of the repeal of the 48 hour waiting period WI had on our handgun purchases.
Thank you Governor Walker!
WooHoo!! Attaboy Scott!
Of course the lib media is already saying stuff like, “one week after 9 people brutally murdered, Gov Walker repeals 48 hour waiting period…”
Of course they will, Hillary will be spouting off about it by this evening…
Of course we could pull out some film with Bill and Hillary kissing in front of a Confederate Battle Flag and ask WTF???
They don’t get it and wont get it, the rhetoric and posturing is so far beyond logic and humanity that no one would consider if one of those 9 people had been armed and defended themselves this might not have happened.
Nor will anyone stand up and say “But the Democratic Party was the Party that enacted Laws to ensure Blacks in the South could not own firearms.”
Jim Crow, Poll Taxes, Fighting Desegregation tooth and nail all through the sixties and in to the seventies, the democratic party has been allowed to rewrite history and then blame the mess of their creation on the Republicans.
The world has gone crazy and I’m about as confused as Bruce Jenner’s wiener, WTF happened here?
Jesus. What’s a the deal with all the pens?
Oh yeah. And the blood will flood the streets. I’m sure.
This is very good news for a lot of people.
I’m a Ted Cruz guy but from what I’ve seen and read (please correct me if I’m wrong) Walker is a true conservative. If so, he will have my vote in the general if he gets the nomination. His position on illegal immigration (oh, did I say that? I mean undocumented workers, sorry) needs solidified though. IIRC he was a little “iffy” on it previously but changed his position.
FINALLY some good news! SO sick & tired of the media.
Good for them.
Good thing he had a back-up pen, or 70.
I’ve seen him sign a bunch of things. I’m pretty sure each letter gets a new pen.
Commemorative gifts for some of the folks who were there or who had a part in passing or introducing the legislation.
Also of note is that Walker also signed a bill that allows off duty and retired officers to carry on school grounds. Doesn’t cover everyone yet, but it’s a step in the right direction. Funny, I emailed Tammy Baldwin’s office about that right after Sandy Hook, but it didn’t seem to get any traction…
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/scott-walker-loosening-wisconsins-gun-laws/
Article:
AP June 24, 2015, 3:55 PM
Scott Walker signs bills loosening Wisconsin’s gun laws
MILWAUKEE - After signing two bills that loosen Wisconsin’s gun laws, Gov. Scott Walker defended the timing of his public event Wednesday, saying it had been scheduled before nine people were shot and killed last week in a South Carolina church.
With his signature, the all-but-certain Republican presidential candidate eliminated the state’s 48-hour waiting period for handgun purchases and allowed off-duty, retired and out-of-state police officers to carry firearms on school grounds. Both measures passed earlier this month in the GOP-majority Legislature with bipartisan support.
The timing of the bill signing comes amid a renewed debate over gun control and race relations after the fatal shootings at a Charleston, South Carolina, black church on June 17; a white man faces multiple murder charges.
Walker said the bill-signing event was scheduled on June 11. After June 30, the measures would have become law without his signature.
“If we had pulled back on this, I think it would have given people the erroneous opinion that what we signed into law today had anything to do with what happened in Charleston,” Walker said at the ceremony, held at the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s office.
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The governor said the country’s focus should be on the families affected by the shooting and on condemning the shooter.
“We need to denounce not just the acts, but to denounce the beliefs that he had. This was a racist, evil man who needs to be called out … this should be unacceptable in America,” Walker said.
The governor, who was joined Wednesday by Republican lawmakers and families who supported the measures, has been an outspoken supporter of gun rights. Walker previously made Wisconsin the 49th state to legalize concealed carry - even in state buildings - and signed a “castle doctrine” bill giving homeowners more legal protections if they shoot an intruder.
He also has a 100 percent rating from the National Rifle Association and spoke at the NRA’s annual meeting in April. The NRA in a statement Wednesday called the bills’ signing a “victory for gun rights in Wisconsin.”
Ten states and the District of Columbia impose some form of waiting period for buying handguns, according to the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Wisconsin’s 48-hour period has been in effect since 1976.
Supporters of eliminating the waiting period said it’ll better allow people to protect themselves, while opponents said it would lead to people caught up in fits of rage or depression to obtain weapons quickly. Supporters also say it inconveniences law-abiding citizens, that background checks can be completed in hours and women would be able to get guns faster to protect themselves and their families from abusers.
Backers of allowing off-duty and retired police officers to carry concealed weapons at schools said it would create another line of defense for students and teachers if a shooter attacks. Opponents said allowing non-uniformed officers to carry guns at schools could scare students.
The new laws will take effect Friday.
/article
While he has a great record on gun rights, I have mixed feelings on him as Governor and potential President.
Not surprised so see Sheriff Clarke there.
If the next POTUS is a Republican (hopefully a conservative one) I hope he makes him Attorney General or at least FBI Director.
Sh*t. I’d vote for him as President.
Still sucks that my CCW permit isn’t honored in Wi but then again I’ll prolly never go there
OT: sorry for OT, but this ^^^^^^^^^^ is the best line I’ve read in a long time! LOL!!!