{"id":2061,"date":"2023-04-11T21:18:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T21:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=2061"},"modified":"2023-04-11T21:28:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T21:28:48","slug":"state-rep-scott-allen-pushing-for-concealed-carry-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=2061","title":{"rendered":"State Rep. Scott Allen Pushing for Concealed Carry in Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Allen added that the idea came from Germantown\u2019s school board which asked him to change Wisconsin\u2019s concealed carry laws.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

There is a plan at the Wisconsin Capitol that would allow teachers and school workers to carry a gun inside a school.<\/p>\n

State Rep. Scott Allen, R-Waukesha, is circulating the legislation for co-sponsors this week.<\/p>\n

Allen said the idea is to allow local school boards to set their own rules about guns in school.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe bill avoids a state-wide solution, and instead gives each school district the ability to make a choice that is currently prohibited by state law. The bill also would eliminate the concealed carry license fee for teachers,\u201d Allen said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Allen added that the idea came from Germantown\u2019s school board which asked him to change Wisconsin\u2019s concealed carry laws.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis bill came about at the request of the Germantown School Board who wrote that the \u2018gun free school zone\u2019 signs do nothing but notify a criminal that there will be few, if any, people in the building that can defend themselves,\u201d Allen explained. \u201cSchools provide soft targets for those looking to do harm, and this bill gives school boards the option to change that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Current Wisconsin law prohibits anyone but a police officer from carrying a gun inside a school.<\/p>\n

Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol, however, have looked to change that law since the shooting at that middle school Uvalde, Texas.<\/p>\n

Gov. Evers on Monday made it clear that even if Allen\u2019s plan makes it through the legislature, it will never become law.<\/p>\n

\u201cWisconsinites have been desperately demanding commonsense proposals that will reduce gun violence and keep our kids, our schools, and our communities safe. This bill isn\u2019t among them. This bill shouldn\u2019t make it to my desk \u2014 but if it does, I\u2019ll veto it. Plain and simple,\u201d the governor said on Twitter. \u201cI already vetoed Republicans\u2019 bill to allow loaded guns on school grounds because increasing firearms on school grounds won\u2019t make our schools or our kids safer. So, let me be clear: I\u2019ll veto any bill that weakens Wisconsin\u2019s gun-free school zone law. Period.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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