D.C. Heller Affirms Individual
   2nd Amendment Right!

Supreme Court strikes down D.C. Gun Ban

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5/4 decision struck down the District of Columbia Handgun ban and affirmed that the 2nd  Amendment protects an INDIVIDUAL right to keep and bear arms. It also specifically stated that the right is not absolute, it may be regulated in cases like the ban on possession of firearms by felons and exclusion from schools and federal buildings etc. 
READ THE OPINION.
 
Legislative Alert!
Wisconsin: Governor Doyle Pushes a Massive Gun Control Scheme!
 

Doyle Seeks Massachusetts Style Gun Control for the Badger State!

In an announcement at the Milwaukee Police Department’s District 3 headquarters, Governor Jim Doyle (D) outlined a gun control package aimed not at reducing crime, but at forcing Wisconsin’s law-abiding gun-owners to forfeit their Second Amendment rights.  Not since his 2001 effort to ban the possession of all firearms other than single-shot rifles, pistols and shotguns has Doyle waged such an assault on the basic individual freedoms of the citizens of the Badger State.

Governor Doyle, a pawn for the anti-freedom movement, is urging the Legislature to pass legislation eliminating all private transfers at gun shows.  Not stopping there, the Governor wants to repeal preemption statutes and allow local municipalities to enact their own, more onerous firearms regulations, such as the Madison handgun ban of 1994.  Doyle is also pushing for flawed ballistic “fingerprinting” technology in the Badger State, an expensive and ineffective system supposedly intended to fight crime.  Finally, Governor Doyle is seeking to expand the number of Wisconsinites who would be prohibited from owning firearms for hunting or self-defense.

Please contact your State Senator at (608) 266-2517 and your State Representative at (608) 266-1501 today and respectfully urge them to oppose Governor Doyle’s anti-gun measures.  Also, please contact Governor Doyle at (608) 266-1212 and let him know that his priority should be locking up criminals, not eliminating the rights of law-abiding citizens.

For more detailed information see "Doyle's 08 Gun Control Plan" link under "Legislative News".

 

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WRPA promotes and protects the shooting sports, hunting, and the lawful ownership and use of firearms in Wisconsin.  We coordinate match schedules of member clubs, sanction the state championship matches, monitor and recommend legislation, and provide training and educational programs for our members, competitors and Wisconsin shooters.  WRPA supports the interaction and education of all individuals and groups interested in the shooting sports and the natural right of citizens to own arms.

These activities are carried out by member clubs and individuals under the loose direction of the officers and directors of WRPA.  Directors are elected annually, following the statewide election.  Various shooting disciplines form committees to coordinate their activities and report to the board.  Individuals and clubs are encouraged to become members in order to receive association mailings and provide WRPA with a registry of interested people who support our purposes.   Membership is open to all individuals and Wisconsin clubs of good repute.   

          
           

 

This page last updated: Thursday, June 26, 2008