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Wis. group urges justices to limit guns in court
By: Associated Press//January 4, 2012//
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) – An anti-domestic violence group is urging the state’s Supreme Court justices to curtail concealed weapons in courthouses.
A new law allowing state residents to carry concealed weapons went into effect in November. The law generally bans weapons in courthouses but judges, prosecutors and anyone with a judge’s permission can still go armed.
The Supreme Court is set to discuss how to implement the law in state courtrooms next week.
The Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence urged the justices Wednesday to ban anyone from carrying a weapon on a day a relative is scheduled to appear in an action affecting the family.
The coalition also wants to limit permission to carry to the judge’s courtroom only and have police transport people’s weapons outside the courtroom.
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