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Madison - Legislators behind a proposal that would allow people to carry concealed guns are altering their bill so police officers can check whether vehicle owners have concealed weapons permits during routine traffic stops.
Rep. Scott Gunderson (R-Waterford), one of the bill’s authors, said legislators are making the change to garner the support of police officers and sheriffs.
"We sat back and took a hard look at it," he said. "We just thought that we want law enforcement to be on board here."
Under the original version of the bill (AB 763), police officers during routine traffic stops could not check license plates against a database of concealed weapons permit holders before approaching vehicles.
They will now be allowed to do so, but only after pulling them over for traffic violations. That provision will prevent officers from targeting people with permits without probable cause, he said.
Gunderson and other lawmakers will announce the changes at 10 a.m. today in a Capitol news conference with the Wisconsin Troopers Association and the Milwaukee Police Association.
I did not see this posted yet and I thought I would give the WI members a heads up.