Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger said that's a question of law that Smith's attorney should have brought up before trial.
The defense position "would suggest anyone without a permit can drive around with a loaded weapon in the vehicle," Binger said. "I decline to read the statute so broadly." He said Wisconsin's concealed carry law, Act 35, would have no meaning.
"No meaning in cars," Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder clarified.
Smith's attorney, John Monroe, raised a second possible defense: that for a truck driver like Smith, his cab is at times his place of business and his residence. In either place, people who are legally entitled to possess a gun can have one for self-defense without a concealed carry permit, according to state law.
Binger argued that Smith could easily have gotten a permit, which would allow him to carry the gun in his truck. "We still have a law against concealed carry without a permit, despite the efforts" of gun rights advocates.
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From Guy's rap sheet, it would appear that Wisconsin Transport Police follow him around to bust him for seatbelt/registration/insurance violations.
The defense position "would suggest anyone without a permit can drive around with a loaded weapon in the vehicle," Binger said. "I decline to read the statute so broadly." He said Wisconsin's concealed carry law, Act 35, would have no meaning.
"No meaning in cars," Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder clarified.
Smith's attorney, John Monroe, raised a second possible defense: that for a truck driver like Smith, his cab is at times his place of business and his residence. In either place, people who are legally entitled to possess a gun can have one for self-defense without a concealed carry permit, according to state law.
Binger argued that Smith could easily have gotten a permit, which would allow him to carry the gun in his truck. "We still have a law against concealed carry without a permit, despite the efforts" of gun rights advocates.
www.jsonline.com http://on.jsonl.in/2fs78o8
From Guy's rap sheet, it would appear that Wisconsin Transport Police follow him around to bust him for seatbelt/registration/insurance violations.
Driving while armed: Legal or not, even without having a concealed carry permit?
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