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As far as that second threat to your weapons is concerned, we can’t eliminate it for you — but we can help keep you informed. Knowledge is power. Our blog is designed to share information important to freedom-loving, weapon-owning individuals.

Our goal is to help you protect the weapons that protect you.

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Australian singer, Steve Lee, serenades one of his favorite things in his music video “I Like Guns.”

The Wisconsin Department of Justice has approved concealed carry for its citizens. The state assembly voted 68-27 in June and Governor Scott Walker signed the Wisconsin Personal Protection Act into law on July 8th. Wisconsin is the 49th state to approve concealed carry for residents. It will go into effect on November 1, 2011.

Wisconsin will honor licenses from the following states and territories: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands. (Note: Any WI resident must have a concealed carry issued by their own state to carry.)

Now, only Illinois (and the District of Columbia) continue to deny citizens the right to carry firearms outside their homes or places of business to protect themselves.

(Update: On November 7th, changes were made to the parts of the emergency rules relating to training requirements for concealed carry licenses.)

Some states that allow Concealed Deadly Weapon permits also require permit holders to inform police officers of their weapon and CDW license when stopped.

This sounds like common sense, but as the video below illustrates (quite graphically), that it is not always easy. Warning: This video is not intended for children or those easily offended by strong language.

This video was discovered on CCWbyState.com and illustrates the shortcomings of the language of the law covering this requirement in Ohio, and the practical shortcomings of being able to inform if the situation does not easily permit a driver to do so.

If you live or plan to travel through a must inform state, please become familiar with the letter of the law in that state.

On June 2, with a 47-29 vote, the California Assembly passed AB 809 which eliminates the exceptions for tracking guns that are not handguns. Now, all guns will be tracked with the same vigor as handguns are tracked in the state. Never mind such silly issues as privacy and personal rights. If you have it, they want to know — so they voted themselves that legal right.

According to the text of the bill (last amended on 5/27/2011):

This bill would conform those provisions so that the transfers and information reporting and retention requirements for handguns and firearms other than handguns are the same.

This provision will become effective January 1, 2013 and will require, “Every secondhand dealer described in Section 21626 shall, in a format prescribed by the department, and on the day of the transaction, electronically report to the department each firearm purchased, taken in trade, taken in pawn, accepted for sale on consignment, or accepted for auctioning.”

What information must be reported?

According to the text, “The name, address, identification of, place of birth (state or country), complete telephone number, occupation, sex, description, and all legal names and aliases ever used by the owner or person being loaned the particular firearm as listed on the information provided to the department on the Dealers’ Record of Sale, the Law Enforcement Firearms Transfer (LEFT), as defined in former Section 12084, or reports made to the department pursuant to any provision listed in subdivision (a) of Section 16585 or any other law.”

You can read the full text of the bill for yourself.

Open Carry Legislation

The California Assembly also ban the carrying of unloaded guns in public in May (AB 144) in a 45-29 vote. This bans individuals from carrying a unloaded, visible gun in any public place, on a street or in a vehicle. (Some unincorporated areas are exempt according to a report by CBS news, Los Angeles.)

A Crowning Glory Moment

On June 6, 2011, the California State Senate voted 28-8 to exempt themselves from the gun laws they were imposing on all the other residents of their state. Isn’t that interesting? They are also exempt from getting tickets, being prosecuted for not paying tolls and a slew of other little gems.

What happened to representation for the people by the people?