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The irony is that if someone wanted to harm someone else with a gun, it is conceivable that they could fire their weapon from a legal carry area into an illegal carry area. So, in effect, the posting of signs seems to be superfluous to a good degree. There is so much rage and disrespecting going on in today's society that legal carrying might be too much temptation for some to deal with. Legal carry has also made a police officer's job incredibly more dangerous. Their stress levels will have to be factored into this decision as well. The unintended consequences resulting from this law have yet to be determined. We've lived without being able to carry a gun in public this long without the wholesale slaughter of citizens, why do we need to change it now? British police don't carry guns unless a SWAT team situation arises. Their legal system is very harsh on crimes committed with guns. Proponents of legal carry say we should be armed so that the govt.cannot subjugate us. If that were government's intent, they are way better armed than even the most ardent NRA supporter. Dave Koven

Joseph...It's a fair point you make about gun crime rising in the UK. I don't see where the arming of their police is causing the violent/gun caused crime to go down. A mandatory 20-25 year prison sentence for ANY crime committed with a gun would do more. Most of the worst gangs are protecting their drug territories. Legalizing drugs would immediately remove the profit motive. They could be taxed like tobacco products to help pay for schools, perhaps. The drugs could be made to decent pharmaceutical standards. Yes, some addicts would overdose, but they're doing that now. The stupid will always be with us, and it sounds cold to say it, but if they die, it is Darwin's Law in action. We don't want the stupid to decide what everyone's quality of life is going to be.

The other eleven percent of the burglars that stayed active probably walked off with a lot of new guns which they sold to the other 89% who were too chicken to do their own robbing. Often those stolen guns get passed from hand to hand, and there is a multiplier effect that may or may not show up in the statistics.

Just because there isn't a statistic on it doesn't mean it's not true. Hand guns are routinely stolen by burglars. Remember what Mark Twain said: "There's lies, damned lies, and statistics".

Dave, People that follow the laws are not the people you need to worry about. If you are ever in a position to be a victim of violent crime, I hope someone can come to your rescue.

Too many" loose cannons" out there as it is. Arming them is scary.

People that follow the laws were not shooting each other in the streets before....why would that change now??

The mentally ill are the "wild card" in an armed society. Having a gun gives you a sense of security that might not be as real as you think. Fear, and the adrenaline rush it produces, causes erratic behavior. Your judgement and your aim might not be all you would wish it to be. Walker, ironically, announced that his security expenses have gotten to be double what Doyle's were. (Journal/Sentinel 11/09/11) People are angry, and now they're armed. Arming everyone is going to be a costly mistake. I would not want to be a police officer in today's environment. I would like to be a lawyer, though. The lawsuits resulting from all the new, but unplanned situations will be a cash boon for them.

So all around us in the other 48 states that already have concealed carry there is anarchy...and the news just hasn't gotten to us yet?? If we were the first state to enact such a law I might understand the sentiment but none of what you say has happened in other states. Are Wisconsinites just that stupid that we will be the first state to make your fears come true Dave?

SOMEBODY is doing the homicides with a gun. I can't believe they are all "normal". Interestingly, the law also prohibits felons from owning guns, but that doesn't stop them. Evidently, you and your fellow posters are knowledgeable about the safe way to handle fire arms. I have no problem with people like you guys. There are already enough illegal guns floating around that we don't need to have even more. There are more guns being sold, therefore, logically, there will be more guns found by the inevitable burglars who do a home breakin. Now a nut case or a career criminal will be able to have even easier access to a weapon, and he'll be able to buy one even cheaper because there are so many more out there on the black market.