In the wake of McDonald and Heller a Wisconsin DA has taken the decision to not prosecute legal gun owners. Needless to say the local cops are having none of it and have said they'll continue to harass and kidnap people for exercising their rights. One has to wonder if the DA will put a stop to that.
via LaCrosse Tribune
via LaCrosse Tribune
More at the source.In the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision, Jackson County's district attorney said he will no longer prosecute some state weapons laws, including a ban on concealed weapons.
Gerald Fox said in a news release the court's ruling "immediately renders some of Wisconsin's current laws unconstitutional" and therefore his office will not accept police referrals for violations of statutes that prohibit carrying concealed weapons, loaded firearms in vehicles, possession of firearms in public buildings or bars and the possession of switchblades.
"All of these statutes constitute unjustifiable infringements on the fundamental right of every law-abiding American to arm themselves for self-defense," Fox wrote in a release posted on the county's website. "Does preventing the barkeep from protecting herself when she carries the bank bag home from the tavern make sense? Not here, not anymore."
Black River Falls police Chief Don Gilberg said he disagrees with Fox's assessment and that his officers will continue to enforce state and local gun laws.
"We don't think it's a good public policy," Gilberg said. "It'll make our community less safe. We don't want people walking into the courthouse or city hall or god knows where (carrying firearms)."
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen declined to comment on Fox's announcement, except to say through a spokesman that such decisions are a matter of prosecutorial discretion.