For years, liberals across the country have been doing everything within their power to restrict the rights of private citizens to own and carry guns for protection. The left has made a conscious effort to try and shame supporters of the Second Amendment for daring to exercise their constitutional rights, and numerous liberal legislators have tried to make it very difficult to own a gun in America.
Now, the Wisconsin Supreme Court just ruled that individuals in Madison have the right to carry a firearm for protection on city buses. Specifically, the court ruled that local officials cannot pass gun laws that are stricter than state law.
Wisconsin Supreme Court decides local officials can’t make rules that are stricter than state’s concealed-carry law. https://t.co/Pbzu90KaEY
— AP Central U.S. (@APCentralRegion) March 7, 2017
#Wisconsin Supreme Court Affirms Right to Carry a Firearm for Self-Defense on Madison Buseshttps://t.co/zvglR3fiVi #2A
— NRA (@NRA) March 8, 2017
From NRA-ILA:
Today, in a 5-2 ruling, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court found that the Madison County Transit’s current carry prohibition on their buses is illegal. The ruling affirms the right of law-abiding passengers to carry a firearm for self-defense on Madison County buses, like they are currently allowed to do on buses run by other local transit agencies.
Since 2005, passengers have been forced to disarm when traveling on Madison buses even though state law preempts such a prohibition by local municipalities. Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel filed an amicus brief stating that the Madison ban “conflicts with, defeats the purpose of, and goes against the spirit of state law.”
Despite attempts by the city of Madison to argue that the Wisconsin preemption law doesn’t cover “agency rules,” the city will now need to put an end to its enforcement of the illegal prohibition.
Individuals who choose to use public transportation or are unable to travel in private conveyance should not be prevented from carrying a firearm for self-defense. This illegal prohibition unnecessarily disarmed law-abiding individuals and is thankfully being stopped.
The two liberals on the court who dissented argued that “the majority opinion expanded the law’s intent to fit its purpose. She argued Metro Transit’s policy does not amount to an ordinance or resolution.”
While the left may try to infringe on Second Amendment rights, it’s good to know that the Wisconsin Supreme Court stepped in and saw that the liberal city of Madison had overstepped its authority in trying to restrict when and where someone can carry a gun for protection.
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