Madison
Metro Transit has imposed a ban on carrying concealed firearms
with permits on their buses. It is a public service institution and
not a private enterprise where the latter has the freedom of choice
to choose to have a
No Firearms policy. The Wisconsin Statute
66.0409 prohibits political subdivisions of the state including
cities, villages, towns, and counties from enacting or adopting
resolutions that regulate the possession, bearing, and transportation
of firearms unless those ordinances or resolutions are the same as,
similar to, and no more stringent than, a state statute.
Wisconsin
Carry, Incorporated sent a
letter
to the Madison Metro Transit authority on November 19
th,
2013 to protest the prohibition of law-abiding people with permits to
carry concealed firearms to exercise their Second Amendment Rights
according to the federal and state constitution. The letter was an
attempt to avoid litigation against the city of Madison at the
expense of taxpayers, which the city officials have ignored. A civil
lawsuit was filed on January 9
th, 2014 in Dane County
Circuit Court.
