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State lawmakers to propose changes to gun control laws
State lawmakers to propose changes to gun control laws
MILWAUKEE -- In the wake of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, three Wisconsin lawmakers say they'll propose new legislation on gun control.
"We feel that there is some legislation that we feel needs to be addressed so that we can provide for the safety of Wisconsin citizens, particularly for the safety of its children," said St. Rep. Fred Kessler of Milwaukee.
One bill would make a psychological evaluation one of the requirements for getting a concealed carry permit.
"Often the perpetrators of these massacres are young persons. 20 years old in the case of the Connecticut shooting. And often times in that person's young life they have never encountered the criminal justice system or the mental health system," said St. Rep. Evan Goyke of Milwaukee.
A second proposed bill would ban high-velocity, hollow-point or soft-point ammunition.
"These are bullets simply meant to kill, inflict harm on people. Unfortunate, the situation involved children. Six and seven-year-old children," said Rep.-elect Mandela Barnes.
Pro-gun advocate James Fendry says the bullets are more widely used responsibly.
"This is the type of ammunition that is required by state law to be used for deer hunting because it kills humanely," said Fendry.
The third proposed bill would ban assault weapons.
All of the bills are expected to be drafted by the first week of the legislative session in January 2013.
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