Wisconsin state legislators extended the expiration date on temporary rules for issuing concealed carry permits at a hearing Thursday. This was the second time the expiration date was extended since August.
The temporary guidelines, which allow the state Justice Department to revoke gun permits and require proof of gun training, provide a precedent for the state to eventually implement permanent concealed carry rules.
State legislators originally expected the temporary rules to expire Oct. 16, but with many state officials focusing their energy on November election campaigns, it seemed unlikely the permanent rules would pass the legislature by the October date.
Anticipating inaction from the Legislature, the Justice Department asked the Legislature’s rules committee to extend the expiration deadline until Dec. 15.
The Justice Department has already drawn up permanent concealed carry rules but the rules will have to pass both the state Assembly and Senate before they can take full effect.
