Today is the day Wisconsinites can apply for their concealed carry permit!
As of 12:01 am the Department of Justice website has had a link for the form that needs to be filled out and sent in along with proof of training and $50.
The permit is good for 5 years.

I had mine hand delivered to the post office at 8:30am because that's when they opened. The permits are first in / first out, so I want to be in right away.

Out of state permit holders can carry beginning today. I'm not very pleased that residents can't carry using an out of state permit, but what can I do about it?

I have seen plenty of 'No Firearms' signs posted so I will be purchasing some of the business cards that explain my feelings about not being able to carry a sidearm where I wish, hopefully to convince business owners that we permitted folks are the good guys here....

Congratulations!

Wisconsin joins Nevada on my "What's your problem?" list.
Oklahoma recognizes Wisconsin and meets all the stated requirements for reciprocal, but Wisconsin does not recognize OK!

The last time I went through this issue with another state's bumbling public servants, the answer was, "Oklahoma has to formally request recognition from us." Is that Wisconsin's problem?
(Nevada won't even answer the question).

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Science plus Art

now now ....
they are new at this and have yet to hammer out all the details ... give em a chance not to blow holes in eachother and they'll lighten up on the paranoia a bit

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Good for you. Here in Indiana you can get a LIFETIME carry permit for $120.

Somebody tell feral merrill he can come home now.
TACC1

Must be a legal issue. I mean states requesting from states.
Is Michigan on your list? I called and they honor a lot of states, but you can't carry in Michigan unless you have a Michigan CCW. You can't get a Michigan CCW unless you live in Michigan. How does that work?

How that works is you get a CHL from YOUR home state, and then you can carry in MI. Just like I legally carry in MI with MY home state (OK) CHL.

It also illustrates the fallacy of calling on the phone and asking for verbal legal advice.

Quote:

Non-residents of Michigan wishing to carry a concealed pistol in Michigan: If you are a non-resident of Michigan with a valid concealed pistol permit from your home state, Michigan will recognize your permit. However, you must carry in conformance with any and all restrictions appearing on the permit. You are subject to Michigan's concealed pistol law including but not limited to restrictions on where a concealed pistol may be carried.

MSP - Reciprocity

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Science plus Art

Had the form printed out at 12:30am on 11/1 but had a bunch of stuff to do, so it didn't get mailed out til today. So I'll probably get it on the 44th day.

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M&P .40, M&P 9c & Shield 45

I held off sending my app. in until I could get a postal money
order. Figured that it wouldn't leave the post office any sooner anyway,
and no worries about waiting for check to clear.
As far as requirements were concerned, I had three ways to go;
I sent all three in with the form. Been waiting for this day ever
since I got crippled up.
Any Wisconsin-ites that have applied, please send an e-mail to your state rep.s and let them know you appreciate their efforts. It'll
brighten up their day to hear from you! TACC1

Yes I know that, I talked to the attorney general. Problem is, Wisconsin had no permit. So I could be permitted in every state in the country, but without a permit from your HOME state, you can't carry in Michigan. Even now, I can't carry in Michigan until my WI permits comes in.

I thought they would make an exception for WI and IL because they didn't have permits, but no go....

CO, FL, MI, NH, SC, and ME ONLY honor a permit from your home state, except FL, NH, and ME will sell you one of theirs by mail before you visit, if you wish.

Each state has its own gun laws and NONE of them care how you do it back home, so you have to follow the law for the state you visit, and some of the laws are really screwy. Especially, watch out for statutory off-limits and signage rules.
Example: OK has NO signage requirements, so you just have to know where not to carry your gun and the possible penalties, like no signs on bars but a felony to carry inside.

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We know what happened in IL, especially Chicago, and then there's Washington DC. Yeh, they 'allow' permits', but you have to apply during the full moon on a summer solstice when the bats are mating.....If anyone's interested "Guns and Patriots" has a contiuing article about a lady trying to get a permit in DC-
- HUMAN EVENTS

Point is re: WI, if or when the legislature turns back to a - shall we say- less open-minded legislature, I can imagine the obstacles they'll put in the way. So the OP is right to get out there and do it quick, IMHO.

so in WI if someone hangs a no guns sign does that apply if you have a permit to carry concealed?

The way the law reads, it is a class B forfeiture to carry a concealed weapon on someone's property after being notified that the owner does not want you to do so. The notice can be verbal or in the form of a sign measuring no less than 5 x 7 inches.

A class B forfeiture is a $200 fine.

forty nine down.....one to go..................

thanks that explains it.....Texas has a sign law that is very specific and must be in both English and Spanish it is called a 30.06 sign......easy to remember....Florida on the other hand.......You'd have to be told to leave the property.......no gun signs are for gun haters.

In Mi it is $150 for 5 years plus finger prints every time. This is what is on my card. This license allows the licensee to carry a pistol on or about his person anywhere in the state,except
...in a school,on school property, day care center,child placing agency, sports arena, stadium, bar,liquor by the glass,church, synagogue, mosque, temple or other place of worship, dormitory or classroom of a college or univ or casino or as otherwise prohibited by law.: Also I travel to WI does any one know if I can carry in WI?

MI permits are good in WI.
WI Department of Justice - Law Enforcement Services

My permit has no number on it. Shouldn't there be a number?

How are the LEO's adjusting to the common man carrying?

AFS

Yours is the first I've heard of without one

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M&P .40, M&P 9c & Shield 45

Very cool.... My trip to Milwaukee will be much easier next year now.

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2000 rounds so far

Maybe I will come home for a visit now!

As a Minnesota resident I am happy to finally be legal in Wisc as I live only 30 miles from the border and travel there often on the motorcycle for the great roads. Long time coming!

I don't see MN yet as a state that honors WI? Maybe I'm missing something, maybe it's in the works?

dont hold your breath
in past research MN honored an NE permit .. that is no longer the case.
In fact it would appear MN's current admin seem fairly well set on keeping guns out

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MN honors Utah though, and you do have your Utah permit right?

I've just had the FL non-res, ever since Doyle vetoed the last CCW bill. I go to the U.P. & out West more than MN anyway, just wanted to see them honor WI.

Never thought I'd see the day when WI would allow CCW. Times
have radically changed in regards to a need for self-defense. Back
in High School, kids could travel anywhere in Madison, in any
neighborhood, on foot, by bus, hitchhike, bicycle, etc. It's been quite a while since I've travelled to any part of Madison, and don't plan on
going there any time soon, either. Muggings were virtually unheard of
back in the sixty's. Not rare now. I hope for the sake of the residents,
that things will be better for them now. TACC1
PS: WI residents, tell your rep.s in state government that they've
done well. They've got a lot on their plates and could use some
moral support.

You are still not legal in MI until you get WI permit.

Kind of a late response to this post but, yes, WI will honor the MN permit along with many other states. The list is on the website. http://www.doj.state.wi.us/dles/cib/...ealedCarry.asp

Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

Clarification...this is a list of state issued CC permits honored by the WI law, not states that necessarily honor the WI permit.

I mailed mine in on the 1st, now just waiting for the day I receive my permit!

Peter

Mailed mine in Wednesday. To all applicants: please post when you receive your permit.

Mailed in the app. on 11/1, got the permit on 11/4.
That's pretty fast, IMO. TACC1

Mailed on 11/2

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M&P .40, M&P 9c & Shield 45

OMG !! You got yours??? I'm running to the mailbox now!!!

I grew up in Madison in the 60's and it was a different place. I go there all the time yet, and there are some bad areas, but it's no Milwaukee....

No permit in the mailbox...

Milwaukee is the only place I've heard gunfire. When I make my drop, there's not a lot of wasted time before I'm outta there...
TACC1

That is fast, if you mailed on the 1st & it's back already. I see some in the DOJ are 'working through the weekend' to process applications. There should be a good wave of them in the mail this week.

No Permit today.

Peter

I just heard that a new law passed today requires no trainng to apply for the CC permit. Not even the hunters safety course. Is this really true?

spricks

No, what they did is drop the 4hr training mandate. You still have to have training, it just doesn't have to be a 4 hr minimum now.

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No permit today.

They've probably seen me gimping around and felt sorry for me....
TACC1

The clerk at the LGS said his check cleared his bank yesterday, so he thinks his permit will come soon.

I checked my bank and my check cleared yesterday also. That means they opened my application envelope anyway!

I'm hopeful I'll see my permit today. If WI would let residents carry with an out-of-state license I wouldn't be so dang worried about when it comes....

By the way, it's snowing to beat the band here, high winds, thunder and snow flakes as big as cotton balls...

Sorry man...

I was fully ready to be waiting until mid-December, as I thought they might be taking their sweet time (no reason to rush getting firearms in the hands of law-abiding, trained citizens), so I was really surprised when my permit showed up.

I sent my application in on Tuesday of this week, so I will see how long it takes to arrive. 11/8/11 was the date I mailed mine in

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I also wasn't able to mail until the 8th, in the PM from Kenosha. As I understand it they hit the 30,000 applications received mark about that time.

At their current processing speed they are not going to meet the 45 day mark and I expect my permit to be another 8 or so weeks out.

Mailed min in sometime on first day and got # 15x???
Any body else get a low number? Just wondering.... TACC1

You guys should be happy.... In Colorado it takes at least 60 days, and as long as 90 days on a regular basis to get them.

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