After the legislation finally moved through the Wisconsin Government, I was very excited to finally obtain my concealed carry permit.  Responsible gun owners in Wisconsin were at the whim of a political process that was many years coming.  We watched anxiously as the bill that Dave Zien introduced was rangled and subjected to all sorts of policial games.  It was a totally insane process, causing the bill to be delayed and eventually vetoed by Jim Doyle.

A republican Governor, House and Senate finally produced an environment conducive to getting this legislation passed. Well it did pass and thousands of responsible gun owners were granted the right to carry a weapon for their own protection and safety.  I mailed my permit anxiously on the first day.  About 3 weeks later I got my permit in the mail.  Now, we are 3 months into concealed carry in Wisconsin and there have been no shoot-outs, no road rage turned into Gun battles.

Here is my permit.  I was very excited to finally get this.  I had a few questions to answer before I could actually put this into use.  While I had qualified for this permit based on the Hunter Safety training that I had taken over 20 years ago, I did not have any training that actually applied to carrying a concealed weapon.

My Wife, has not taken Hunter Safety so she needed to take a class.  We signed up for a course offered by our local police department.  They are still offering this class. Register for it here.

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