SENATE PASSES AMENDED CONCEALED CARRY BILL

Madison - 01.17.06

This afternoon, the state Senate voted 28 to 5 to concur on the Personal Protection Act concealed carry bill as it had been amended by the Assembly last month. It will be delivered to Governor Doyle's desk by the end of today. (Note: the 28 votes in favor of concurrence does not mean that we have 28 votes for the bill).

Governor Doyle now has seven days in which to veto the bill, which he has already promised to do.

A Senate veto override session may happen as soon as the end of next week. It is almost certain that we will have the votes in the Senate to override Doyle's veto.

Still, we cannot take the Senate for granted. So please contact your state senator and ask him or her to vote for the veto override. If you don't know who your state senator is, just go to http://165.189.139.210/waml/ and enter your address.

It is especially important to call the five Senate Democrats who voted for the bill on December 6th and thank them for their vote, as well as to encourage them to vote for the veto override. Those senators are:

Senator Russ Decker (608) 266-2502
sen.decker@legis.state.wi.us

Senator Julie Lassa (608) 266-3123
sen.lassa@legis.state.wi.us

Senator Bob Wirch (888) 769-4724
sen.wirch@legis.state.wi.us

Senator Roger Breske (800) 334-8773
sen.breske@legis.state.wi.us

Senator Jeff Plale (608) 266-7505
sen.plale@legis.state.wi.us

The Senate veto override vote will be the second-last step in the process. If the governor's veto is overridden, the bill will be sent to the Assembly for an override vote. It's in the Assembly where our numbers are tight: we are at exactly the 66 votes needed.

Therefore, please take a few minutes to call and thank the Assembly Democrats who voted for the bill on December 14th. Those representatives are:

Representative Barbara Gronemus (888) 534-0091
rep.gronemus@legis.state.wi.us

Representative Mary Hubler (888) 534-0075
rep.hubler@legis.state.wi.us

Representative Marlin Schneider (888) 529-0072
rep.schneider@legis.state.wi.us

Representative John Steinbrink (608) 266-0455
rep.steinbrink@legis.state.wi.us

Representative Terry Van Akkeren (608) 266-0656
rep.vanakkeren@legis.state.wi.us

Representative Amy Sue Vruwink (888) 534-0070
rep.vruwink@legis.state.wi.us

Governor Doyle will be using every means at his disposal to get these Democrats to break ranks with us. It's up to us to keep the pressure on by politely offering thanks and encouragement.

Please forward this email to every gun owner and friend of freedom that you know.

Thanks,
The Wisconsin Concealed Carry Association