Wisconsin attorney general J.B. Van Hollen affirmed in a memorandum to prosecutors on Monday that it's legal to openly carry a gun on the street in Wisconsin, and also advised prosecutors that merely having a gun doesn't, by itself, warrant a disorderly conduct charge.
In reality, there are limited locations where it is legal to openly carry a gun. Prohibitions against carrying in school zones, public buildings, and businesses with liquor licenses for example, remain in place.
But Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn isn't interested in the law. Flynn seems to hold a "guilty until proven innocent" attitude towards gun owners, saying (emphasis added):
My message to my troops is if you see anybody carrying a gun on the streets of Milwaukee, we'll put them on the ground, take the gun away and then decide whether you have a right to carry it.
H/T to Ann Althouse!
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