Posted June 11, 2015 12:22 am by Comments

By Patriot Outdoor News

The Wisconsin assembly passed a bill eliminating the 48-hour waiting period for handgun purcheases, clearing the way for Governor Scott Walker to sign it.

Minority Democrats railed against the bill, warning it would enable people caught up in fits of rage or depression to obtain weapons quickly and kill people. Republicans countered that the waiting period inconveniences law-abiding citizens, background checks can now be completed in hours and women could get guns faster to protect themselves and their families from abusers.

“The bill is being made out to be something more than it is,” the bill’s chief Assembly sponsor, Rep. Romaine Quinn, R-Rice Lake, said on the Assembly floor. “You still have to pass the background check. You can’t be a criminal. This allows law-abiding citizens to take a gun home the same day. We can’t tell law-abiding citizens they can’t do that.”

The Assembly ultimately passed the bill on a voice vote. Republicans who control the Senate passed the measure in April. It goes next to Walker. Asked in an email whether the governor, a likely 2016 Republican presidential candidate, would sign the bill, spokeswoman Laurel Patrick responded by saying he supports laws that …read more

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