FYI- got this forwarded to me thought I'd share it.
From: "Sen.Zien"
>To: "Sen.Zien"
>Subject: Concealed Carry to be heard Sept 9
>Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 11:44:06 -0500
>
>August 14, 2003
>
>For more information call: Senator Dave Zien, (608) 266-7511
> Rep. Scott Gunderson (608) 266-3363
> Rep. Scott Suder (608) 267-0280
>
>
>Personal Protection Bill to be heard
>Concealed Weapons Hearing set for Sept. 9 in Madison
>
>Madison... Wisconsin citizens will have an opportunity to express their
>beliefs and to learn about a proposal, authored by Senator Dave Zien (R-Eau
>Claire), Representative Scott Gunderson (R-Waterford) and cosponsored by 48
>other state legislators, to allow trained, law-abiding citizens to protect
>themselves and their families with a concealed weapon. Wisconsin would join
>44 other states in allowing citizens the right to self-defense if the
>legislature passes Senate Bill 214 or Assembly Bill 444.
>
>Zien is Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections and
>Privacy, who will hold a public hearing in conjunction with the Assembly
>Committee on Criminal Justice chaired by Representative Scott Suder
>(R-Abbotsford), who is also a cosponsor of the bill. The hearing is open to
>the public and is set for Tuesday, September 9 at 10:00 am in room 411 South
>of the State Capitol Building in Madison.
>
>"We encourage every citizen to attend the hearing to voice his or her
>opinion on this life and death issue," said Zien. "Hundreds of citizens
>rallied at the capitol last session in support of the Personal Protection
>Act, and we know the fire is still burning with these loyal defenders of
>freedom."
>
> Chairmen Zien and Suder say the public hearing will allow citizens
>to express their views, and will also allow the committee members and
>citizens to learn all the facts of the legislation. "It is important that
>the facts are clear to everyone so legislators can make an informed
>decision," said Suder.
>
>Legislative action on SB214 and AB444 is essential in light of a recent
>Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling. On July 15 the Wisconsin Supreme Court
>ruled 6-1 in the case State v. Munir A. Hamden, in which it stated that the
>Legislature should consider a permitting system for individuals to carry a
>concealed weapon.
>
> Writing the opinion of behalf of the 6-1 majority, Justice David
>Prosser stated, "We urge the legislature to thoughtfully examine Wis. State.
>§ 941.23 in the wake of the (Right to Keep and Bear Arms) amendment and to
>consider the possibility of a permit system for persons who have a good
>reason to carry a concealed weapon."
>
> "Basically, the Supreme Court has stated that the Legislature should
>come up with a permitting system for individuals to carry a concealed
>weapon," said Gunderson. "As most people know, this is an issue that
>Senator Zien and I have been working on for quite a while, and we feel the
>time has come for the Legislature to pass the Personal Protection Act,
>especially in light of the Supreme Court's decision in the Hamdan case."
>
>The Personal Protection Act was redrafted after the Hamden case to
>incorporate the Supreme Court decision. The Court ruled that individuals do
>not need to obtain a license to carry concealed weapons in their own
>dwelling or place of business, or on land owned, leased or lawfully
>inhabited.
>
> The Wisconsin concealed carry permit system would be similar to
>that in 34 other states, including neighboring Minnesota which just
>instituted a shall-issue permit system this year. The State of Vermont has
>always guaranteed its citizens the right to self-defense without a permit,
>while another 9 states allow some form of concealed carry with a permit.