if i am not mistaken, open carry is the only legal carry in Wisconsin. (I stand by for corrections.)
That would mean that the police have curtailed Milwaukee citizens' RKBA, and trampled on the constitution.
I do believe there was some previous court finding that concealed carry could be banned as long as some other method of carrying were available, i.e., open carry.
They are not curtailing RKBA, but are using a tactic to keep themselves safe until they have completely assessed the situation. OC is not common in Milwaukee, in fact it is not even common here but with a long period of percieved peace, whether right or wrong and against statistics, has led to this inability to comprehend why someone would "want" to carry a gun, even by the police.
If asked why I were OCing in Milwaukee, I would simply say because I am not allowed to CC, other than that, it is my unalienable right.
I went back and read the whole thing and here is what should bother you:
“From an officer’s safety point of view and a public point of view,” he said, “we’re not going to start with the assumption that someone displaying a handgun is doing it lawfully
Displaying a handgun as OC is lawful, no matter what this officer thinks.
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