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Analysis: Concealed Carry Training Requirement Has No Teeth
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 -- 10:22 am
Posted by Riley Hebert-News Director
The political watchdog arm of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says action by Republicans in the state legislature will allow untrained citizens to carry concealed firearms.
After removing the Attorney General’s four-hour training requirement, Republicans refuted claims they had dropped the training requirement altogether, but PolitiFact Wisconsin says they did exactly that.
They base their finding on testimony from Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen who says, because it’s not defined, the training requirement included in the new law is unenforceable. Van Hollen, a Republican, says the law is now among the most lenient in the country.
The requirement to get an instructor-led safety course and provide a graduation certificate is still in effect, but Van Hollen says instructors could literally hand out certificates on a street corner for a fee.
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