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Reclaim Wisconsin

Keep loaded, hidden guns out of our shops and restaurants.

1) Sign the pledge:"I will support businesses that support my family's safety."

2) Print out SAFE WISCONSIN cards. Bring the cards to the places you shop, eat and socialize, and ask business owners to adopt a no-guns-allowed policy.

3) Print out a SAFE WISCONSIN sign. State law requires signs to be at least 5" X 7" and posted at all entrances.

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CCW Poll Results

By a Two-to-One Margin, Wisconsin Voters Oppose Legislation to Legalize the Carrying of Hidden, Loaded Guns in Public.

1) To view a full summary of the findings click here

2) To view the poll click here

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Did You Know?

A Violence Policy Center study found that since May 2007, 440 people, including 11 law enforcement officers, have been killed by people legally allowed to carry loaded guns in public.

Click here to learn more

A study published in the American Journal of Public Health showed that the risk of an employee being murdered in a workplace that allowed guns was nearly seven times greater than in a workplace that prohibited weapons.

Click here to read the full report

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Meet Wayne

Watch Wayne explain why we need background checks on all gun sales.

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Join the campaign to require criminal background checks on all gun sales.

Click here to send a postcard to your representative.

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