AB46 is a badly written bill that will only open up off duty cops to Federal prosecution if they carry a firearm on school grounds.

This bill, like it's predecessor, AB9 from last year, needs to be discarded.

The ONLY way an off duty LEO can legally carry on school grounds is for them to have a CCL issued by the state in which the school is located.

Introduce a bill that does that and doesn't limit it to off duty cops but to all 250,000+ people in Wisconsin who have taken a class and passed a background check.



The Federal GFSZ law gives exceptions to the law. They are as follows:

18 USC 922 (q) (2) (B)

(i) on private property not part of school grounds;
(ii) if the individual possessing the firearm is licensed to do so by the State in which the school zone is located or a political subdivision of the State, and the law of the State or political subdivision requires that, before an individual obtains such a license, the law enforcement authorities of the State or political subdivision verify that the individual is qualified under law to receive the license;
(iii) that is—
(I) not loaded; and
(II) in a locked container, or a locked firearms rack that is on a motor vehicle;
(iv) by an individual for use in a program approved by a school in the school zone;
(v) by an individual in accordance with a contract entered into between a school in the school zone and the individual or an employer of the individual;
(vi) by a law enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity; or
(vii) that is unloaded and is possessed by an individual while traversing school premises for the purpose of gaining access to public or private lands open to hunting, if the entry on school premises is authorized by school authorities.

Notice, the only exception for cops is for while they are ON DUTY! So, no, there would be a Federal GFSZ violation unless the cop also met the requirements of (ii), which means they would have to get a WI CCL.

Absolutely!!!!!

But the prevailing idea is that "we will look at allowing ccw's later once this is done."  If they don't go hand in hand it becomes a lot more difficult to pass a bill for ccw's later on.

I'm all for equality.
The GFSZ needs to go away.