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First CHL shooting in Wisconsin - UPDATE
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:27 pm
by JJVP
MILWAUKEE -- It's the first known case of a concealed carry permit holder in Wisconsin shooting someone, and it happened in the middle of a Milwaukee grocery store, where a customer stopped two men from robbing the store by shooting one of them, Milwaukee police said.
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Re: First CHL shooting in Wisconsin
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:49 pm
by speedsix
...so far, so good...
Re: First CHL shooting in Wisconsin
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:52 pm
by C-dub
Yup. I hope Aldi doesn't decide to do something stupid.
Re: First CHL shooting in Wisconsin
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:59 pm
by ELB
The author has no comprehension of what he wrote...
Re: First CHL shooting in Wisconsin
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:14 pm
by Texas Dan Mosby
Stop a robbery?
Meh....
More like "...stopped a criminal threatening his life with a shotgun."
Both criminals apprehended. Good deal.
Good for the citizens of Wisconsin.
Re: First CHL shooting in Wisconsin
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:17 pm
by JustMe
wonder how long it will be before Aldi takes down it's no weapons sign?
Re: First CHL shooting in Wisconsin
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:24 pm
by i8godzilla
I guess only the security guards read the sign.
The store has a sign when walking in stating, "Weapons of any kind are prohibited." But that in itself doesn't factor into whether the shooter would face any charges.
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Re: First CHL shooting in Wisconsin
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:31 pm
by RoyGBiv
Looks like the Aldi store was posted with a "proper" (Wisconsin) sign prohibiting firearms. (see video at OP link). From what I read
here and
here, the GG shooter would be subject to a "Class B forfeiture" under WI law. According to
THIS WI lawyer page, "Forfeitures are simply fines and the lowest classification of offense as far as seriousness."...
A class B Forfeiture would translate to a fine up to $200.
Very good news for the GG shooter and for the Good People of Wisconsin.
WI criminals have been officially put on notice.
Re: First CHL shooting in Wisconsin
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:34 pm
by philip964
brave man.
Re: First CHL shooting in Wisconsin
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:46 am
by TxDoubleAgent
In my case, It looks like I would of been caught without my pistol, or NOT shopping at Aldi's at all.
Re: First CHL shooting in Wisconsin
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:45 pm
by stroo
Loved this line: "Police said at least one of them was waving a shotgun, despite the presence of two unarmed security guards."
Yeah UNARMED security guards are really going to stop someone with a shotgun.
Re: First CHL shooting in Wisconsin
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 2:13 pm
by RoyGBiv
stroo wrote:Loved this line: "Police said at least one of them was waving a shotgun, despite the presence of two unarmed security guards."
Yeah UNARMED security guards are really going to stop someone with a shotgun.
When you know a sign is not going to be enough, an unarmed guard is the next best thing.
Re: First CHL shooting in Wisconsin
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 2:16 pm
by RoyGBiv
TxDoubleAgent wrote:In my case, It looks like I would of been caught without my pistol, or NOT shopping at Aldi's at all.
Taking yourself out of Texas, and the Texas consequences of carrying where you are not "permitted".....
If I lived in WI, and the law treated violations of a gunbuster sign with a $200 fine and no loss of privileges, I would carry ALL THE TIME. If I got fined once every 4 years, it would still be cheaper than the cost of a Texas permit.
WI permit cost: $50
WI Training requirement: Hunter safety course, etc, etc, or a CCW issued from another state.
Am I missing something?
If Texas law treated this violation like a speeding ticket (or less), would you be more inclined to test your luck?
Do you ALWAYS drive under the speed limit?
Re: First CHL shooting in Wisconsin
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 2:23 pm
by johncanfield
^^yup^^
200 buck fine - that would be okay with me in that situation.
Re: First CHL shooting in Wisconsin
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:15 pm
by tazz0018