The Democratic candidate for governor, Tony Evers, said on Monday that if he's elected, he would be open to toughening licensing requirements for Wisconsin's concealed-carry law, which adopted by his Republican rival.

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Concealed weapons could be carried in Wisconsin without a permit under a "right-to-carry" bill headed to the state Senate for a vote as soon as next month.

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Republican lawmakers say Madison Mayor Paul Soglin is firing blanks if he thinks he can convince the Legislature to give him the authority to prohibit guns on his city's buses.

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The state Department of Justice quietly agreed to stop enforcing concealed carry class size limitations last year.

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Wisconsin's Department of Justice has launched a new website for residents to apply for and renew concealed carry weapon licenses.

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A man who was walking near a school with a semi-automatic AR-15 rifle on his shoulder and a handgun in a holster had his loitering conviction overturned Tuesday by a Wisconsin appeals court, a victory for open carry advocates.

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Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill legalizing concealed switchblades and knives.

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It looks like a Republican bill that would allow people with concealed weapon permits to carry guns on school grounds is going nowhere in the state Assembly.

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Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law a pair of bills expanding and simplifying Wisconsin's concealed carry law.

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The state Senate has passed a pair of bills making it easier for active military personnel and retired police officers to carry concealed weapons.

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A Cottage Grove man is fighting to get a concealed carry permit after the state denied him because he's been convicted of domestic violence.

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The state Department of Justice has moved a lawsuit over concealed carry class sizes to federal court.

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A gun rights group has filed a lawsuit against Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen alleging his state Justice Department's concealed-carry rules limit training class sizes.

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The Wisconsin Department of Justice has revamped its website to make it more user friendly.

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Wisconsin's top cop says the Connecticut school shootings may have been unpreventable.

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The question surfaces each time a mass murder unfolds: Will this one change the political calculus in Washington against tougher gun control?

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The next big issue in the national debate over guns -- whether people have a right to be armed in public -- is moving closer to Supreme Court review.

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An Illinois law prohibiting individuals from carrying loaded guns outside the home violates the Second Amendment right to bear arms, the 7th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.

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The state Justice Department is preparing to enact a second round of emergency rules enabling the agency to issue concealed carry permits.

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Wisconsin lawmakers voted Thursday to extend temporary guidelines for the issuing of concealed weapons permits until mid-December.

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A state appeals court says Winnebago County's judges can bar prosecutors from carrying concealed weapons in courtrooms.

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Wisconsin’s new concealed-carry law, while heralded by many gun-rights advocates, has created some confusion for employers and property owners.

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The Legislature's rules committee voted Thursday to extend through mid-October temporary regulations that enacted Wisconsin's concealed carry law.

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Concealed carry applicants in Wisconsin would need instruction in the use of deadly force and how to avoid violent situations under new rules the state Justice Department has proposed.

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The state Supreme Court won't help a prosecutor carry a concealed weapon in the courtrooms.

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Winnebago County judges say they are prohibiting guns in their courtrooms to ensure everyone has a safe environment in which to settle a dispute.

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The Winnebago County district attorney plans to file a petition with the state Supreme Court on Monday asking that he be allowed to carry his gun in the county courthouse.

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Local governments can ban concealed weapons at all manner of polling sites, from city halls to assisted living facilities, state election officials have concluded.

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Republicans in the state Senate don't plan to vote on a bill doing away with minimum concealed carry training requirements.

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An anti-domestic violence group is urging the state's Supreme Court justices to curtail concealed weapons in courthouses.

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