Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. — A bill making it easier for former police officers who worked in other states to carry concealed weapons in Wisconsin is poised to pass the state Senate.
The bill up for a vote Friday previously passed the Assembly. Once it clears the Senate, it would then go to Gov. Scott Walker for his consideration.
Under current state law, former officers must travel back to the state where they worked to undergo annual firearm trainings with their former agency to qualify for a federal concealed carry permit valid in all 50 states.
Under the bill, those officers could undergo annual firearm training with the Wisconsin Department of Justice and file their federal application through DOJ, saving them a trip back to the state where they worked each year.
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