06-25-2015, 08:59 AM
If I understand correctly Six, the new Wisconsin law allows any off-duty police officer or retired police officer to carry guns on school grounds. It's not a law authorizing schools to hire off-duty or retired cops as armed security officers.
Before the law was passed, state law generally banned people from possessing guns on school grounds as well as within 1,000 feet of school grounds, except for police officers acting in their official capacity. Those with a CC license were exempt from the 1,000 feet rule, I think, but couldn't legally carry inside the school grounds.
The new law allows off-duty and retired officers to carry guns inside school grounds.
A more broad proposal to allow anyone to carry concealed weapons on school grounds was defeated.
Before the law was passed, state law generally banned people from possessing guns on school grounds as well as within 1,000 feet of school grounds, except for police officers acting in their official capacity. Those with a CC license were exempt from the 1,000 feet rule, I think, but couldn't legally carry inside the school grounds.
The new law allows off-duty and retired officers to carry guns inside school grounds.
A more broad proposal to allow anyone to carry concealed weapons on school grounds was defeated.