State hunters and gun owners could see an expanded marketplace for purchasing rifles and shotguns if a bill currently circulating in the state Legislature gets signed into law.
The bill would change current Wisconsin law, which only allows Wisconsinsinites to buy rifles and shotguns in the state or in a state that borders Wisconsin, to also allow citizens to buy guns in states that do not border Wisconsin. Forty-two other states have similar laws.
Jeff Nass, executive director for Wisconsin Firearm Owners, Ranges, Clubs and Educators, a National Rifle Association chartered organization, said the new bill is a “common sense” provision.
“There are times [at the National Rifle and Pistol Championships in Ohio] where I would have loved to have purchased without going through all the hassle of getting [the gun] shipped here,” Nass said.
Jim Palmer, the Wisconsin Professional Police Association’s executive director, said the bill does not impose increased safety concerns but, “simply expands the market from which gun consumers can buy.”
