Illinois Senate Dems Treat Non-Resident Active Duty Military As Second-Class Citizens

By John Boch

Charles Dickens wrote the classic novel “A Tale of Two Cities” in 1859. Today, the politicians in Wisconsin and Illinois are setting the storyline for the real-life story “A Tale of Two States” – at least where it comes to active-duty members of the U.S. military stationed in their respective states. On the one hand, there has been nearly unanimous support from both parties in Wisconsin for allowing non-resident active-duty military members the right to get a carry license in the Badger State . . .

Assembly approves bill allowing soldiers to carry concealed

MADISON, Wis. (WISC TV June 9) – The Assembly approved two bills dealing with concealed carry Tuesday.

Active members of the military stationed in Wisconsin could carry a concealed weapon under a bill the state Assembly has overwhelmingly approved.

Right now, the state Department of Justice can’t issue a license to carry concealed to anyone who isn’t a Wisconsin resident. Under the Republican bill, any applicant who is a member of the armed forces and is stationed in Wisconsin for at least a year would be eligible for a license.

The Assembly passed the bill 91-8 on Tuesday. It goes next to the state Senate.

While Wisconsin is moving …read more

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