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Open Carry in Milwaukee

by | 5:24 pm, April 23, 2009 | 4 Comments

open-carryHeh.  Nice to see I’ve got your attention… And yes, she’s openly carrying. 

So, I’ve been mulling this over for a couple days and I think I’ve concluded that I’m not going to be visiting Milwaukee.  Perhaps ever.  Let me put that in context. 

Wisconsin does not have a concealed carry license for handgun owners.  They do, however, have an “open carry” statewide policy.  That means if you want to carry a firearm for lawful self defense, the only way to do it lawfully is unconcealed, strapped on your hip.  I’m cool with that, and so is Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen.  He even affirmed it in a memorandum to prosecutors on Monday.

Basically, Van Hollen said it’s legal to openly carry a firearm  on the street in Wisconsin and advised prosecutors that merely having a firearm doesn’t, by itself, warrant a disorderly conduct charge.  Again, I’m cool with that, too.

What I’m not cool with is Milwaukee Police Chief Ed “I never read the US Constitution because it doesn’t have any pictures” Flynn who said:

“My message to my troops is if you see anybody carrying a gun on the streets of Milwaukee, we’ll put them on the ground, take the gun away and then decide whether you have a right to carry it.   Maybe I’ll end up with a protest of cowboys. In the meantime, I’ve got serious offenders with access to handguns.  It’s irresponsible to send a message to them that if they just carry it openly no one can bother them.

Really?  You know what else is irresponsible Chief Flynn?  Throwing law abiding citizens to the ground – especially when they’re simply exercising their Constitutionally-protected rights. 

What do you suppose would have been the public’s reaction had Flynn said this was going to be his Department policy in dealing with lawfully-abiding blacks walking the streets after sunset?  Or how about lawfully-abiding citizens wearing a Star of David or a Cross in public? 

Message to Flynn: You’re a public servant.  Your job is to enforce the law, not what you’d like it to be. 

Sebastian, at Snowflakes in Hell, makes an interesting point regarding Wisconsin law:

If the City of Milwaukee wants to deal with multiple federal civil rights suits, under Section 1983 of Title 42 of the United States Code, they’re welcome.  In fact, I dare him to do what he’s suggesting.  I would remind Chief Ed Flynn that Section 1983 allows a plaintiff to sue you personally, not just you in your official capacity, for violation of civil rights.  So if you want to end up paying for a gun rights activist’s ammo supply for the rest of his life, I’d urge the City to get Flynn on a leash now, while this can still be handled cheaply.  Once faces start hitting concrete, all bets are off.

I’m still not going to Milwaukee.

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  1.   rockthrower
      April 23rd, 2009 @ 8:39 pm

    The heck with Milwaukee – where does SHE live?
    Grrrrowrr!

  2.   Prospector
      April 25th, 2009 @ 1:10 pm

    Methinks Mr. Flynn will soon be looking for a new line of work.

  3.   rocinante
      April 27th, 2009 @ 9:46 am

    I second rockthrower. More to the point, where did you obtain the lovely photo at the top of this post?

  4.   zombiehunter
      April 27th, 2009 @ 5:47 pm

    RS Davis, over at Freedom Files, used it in an article regarding WI open carry law back in Feb.

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