WI. Gun owners need to read this!!!

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Wisconsin: Micro-Stamping Legislation and Castle Doctrine to be Heard Thursday, May 28!

Please Contact Committee Members!



On Thursday, May 28, at 10:00 A.M. in room 328 Northwest, the Committee on Criminal Justice will be holding a hearing on Assembly Bill 221, which would require micro-stamping technology on all newly manufactured handguns sold in Wisconsin . This dangerous legislation needs to be stopped. Micro-stamping is flawed, unreliable, and unproven technology that will burden not only law abiding citizens, but law enforcement agencies as well. Your attendance to this hearing is crucial. Don’t forget to spread the word urging your family, friends and fellow gun owners to attend this hearing to help oppose this back door gun ban scheme. Please contact the members of the Personal Privacy Committee and respectfully urge them to support the Castle Doctrine legislation (AB 193) when it is presented to them on Thursday, May 28.



Micro-stamping legislation supporters claim it will help police solve crimes, but their real purpose is to price handguns beyond the reach of many Americans, by requiring firearms to be made with the gadgetry necessary to create the markings, or to ban handguns by requiring that they "micro-stamp" more consistently than is technologically possible.



During the same time, the Committee on Personal Privacy will hear Assembly Bill 193, the Castle Doctrine self-defense legislation. Currently there are inconsistencies with Wisconsin ’s state statute in regard to what an individual’s self-defense rights are. AB 193 will clean up those inconsistencies and allow a citizen of Wisconsin to meet force with force, including deadly force when someone unlawfully enters their home. The committee will meet in room 415 Northwest.





Please also contact the committee members on the Criminal Justice committee and respectfully urge them to oppose this micro-stamping legislation (AB 221).



House Personal Privacy Committee Members:

State Representative Marlin Schneider (D-72), Chairman

(608) 266-0215

[email protected]



State Representative Amy Sue Vruwink (D-70)

(608) 266-8366

[email protected]



State Representative Frederick Kessler (D-12)

(608) 266-5813

[email protected]



State Representative Anthony Staskunas (D-15)

(608) 266-0620

[email protected]



State Representative Scott Suder (R-69)

(608) 267-0280

[email protected]



State Representative Mark Gundrum (R-84)

(608) 267-5158

[email protected]



State Representative Mary Williams (R-87)

(608) 266-7506

[email protected]



House Criminal Justice Committee Members:

State Representative Robert Turner (D-61), Chairman

(608) 266-0731

[email protected]



State Representative Frederick Kessler (D-12)

(608) 266-5813

[email protected]



State Representative Anthony Staskunas (D-15)

(608) 266-0620

[email protected]



State Representative Ann Hraychuck (D-28)

(608) 267-2365

[email protected]



State Representative James Soletski (D-88)

(608) 266-0485

[email protected]



State Representative Sandy Pasch (D-22)

(608) 266-7671

[email protected]



State Representative Joel Kleefisch (R-38)

(608) 266-8551

[email protected]



State Representative Donald Friske (R-35)

(608) 266-7694

[email protected]



State Representative Bill Kramer (R-97)

(608) 266-8580

[email protected]



State Representative Edward Brooks (R-50)

(608) 266-8531

[email protected]



State Representative Keith Ripp (R-47)

(608) 266-3404

[email protected]

[MDB]

I moved out of the Janesville area in 1985 so I will bump this back up. Good luck.

[mapwd]

thanks

[chemgirlie]

Thanks for the heads up. I will make sure to be there.

[chemgirlie]

Figured I'd add the links to the bills:

Microstamping:
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/AB-221.pdf

Castle:
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/AB-193.pdf

[chemgirlie]

While I approve of castle doctrines, this one has some wording that makes me cringe.

AN ACT to create 939.48 (1m) of the statutes; relating to: the privilege of
self−defense.

Since when is self defense a privilege?

1. The actor was engaged in an unlawful activity or was using his or her residence to further an unlawful activity at the time.

While I do stay within the law, I could see this being misused. I don't think a person loses their right to self defense due to other transgressions. Also, exactly where on the continuum of illegality would the castle doctrine not apply? What if somebody was illegally downloading music, soliciting a prostitute, or growing a marijuana plant? None of these are violent activities, but I could see this getting twisted to say that a castle doctrine would not apply to people participating in those activities.

[Bud Helms]

Very good, chemgirlie!

Moving this one to L&CR.

[Al Norris]

Did anyone notice that within the microstamping bill, there is no exemption for Law Enforcement?

Just saying.....

[chemgirlie]

I just got back from the hearing on microstamping. There were definately more pro-gunners than Bradys. I missed the catle doctrine as I can only be in one place at a time.

There was a pretty good turnout.

Todd Lizotte did pretty much the same spiel as he did in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sqpz...24C839&index=3

There was a police captain from Milwaukee who was on the Brady side. He emphasized that he had been with the PD for 30 years. He then went on to say that he didn't know how to remove the firing pin from his Glock, and that disassembling it was so complicated that one would need special training to do so, hence regular criminals wold never be able to figure out how to remove a firing pin.

After him the quality assurance manger for a company (I forget which one) took a Glock (with the permission of the capital police officers) and removed the firing pin in about 30 seconds.

I did a short spiel and showed the committee the firing pin that I had removed from my .45 this morning using an old Bic pen. I emphasized that I am not mechanically inclined and don't have any experience in law enforcement, but even common me could remove a firing pin easily.

There was one guy at the very end who seemed a bit.... odd (he was pro-gun). It ended on a weird note.

Friske ([email protected]) said he was on the fence and asked quite a few questions. Some of my favorites were when he asked Lizotte about how he would benefit financially from passing microstamping (there were a lot of umms and errrs at that question).

[Brian Pfleuger]

There was a police captain from Milwaukee who was on the Brady side. He emphasized that he had been with the PD for 30 years. He then went on to say that he didn't know how to remove the firing pin from his Glock, and that disassembling it was so complicated that one would need special training to do so, hence regular criminals wold never be able to figure out how to remove a firing pin.

After him the quality assurance manger for a company (I forget which one) took a Glock (with the permission of the capital police officers) and removed the firing pin in about 30 seconds.

I did a short spiel and showed the committee the firing pin that I had removed from my .45 this morning using an old Bic pen. I emphasized that I am not mechanically inclined and don't have any experience in law enforcement, but even common me could remove a firing pin easily.

There was one guy at the very end who seemed a bit.... odd (he was pro-gun). It ended on a weird note.

That's great. Make that captain feel like an idiot.... he should.

[USAFNoDak]

Chemgirlie posted:

There was a police captain from Milwaukee who was on the Brady side. He emphasized that he had been with the PD for 30 years. He then went on to say that he didn't know how to remove the firing pin from his Glock, and that disassembling it was so complicated that one would need special training to do so, hence regular criminals wold never be able to figure out how to remove a firing pin.

After him the quality assurance manger for a company (I forget which one) took a Glock (with the permission of the capital police officers) and removed the firing pin in about 30 seconds.

I did a short spiel and showed the committee the firing pin that I had removed from my .45 this morning using an old Bic pen. I emphasized that I am not mechanically inclined and don't have any experience in law enforcement, but even common me could remove a firing pin easily.

I guess you and the quality assurance manager are not "regular" criminals, but "special" ones. After all, how could anyone be smarter than a police captain who has been behind a desk, er, I mean, on the force for over 30 years. You'd have to be special to be smarter than he is.