Mayor of Milwaukee assaulted

A poster at one of my reading lists put up this email address, and I could not resist the temptation: mayor@milwaukee.gov

Here's what I sent him:

Hello,

Sorry to hear of your misfortune to be unarmed in the presence of a violent person. If only Wisconsin would join the other sensible states and allow her citizens the right to self defense, you could have been able to stand this drunk down with little danger to yourself or others. Instead, you attempted to prevent violence with one of the most ineffective means known to man - the cell phone and the police.

In this case, you only experienced a pipe. Many other Milwaukee residents have faced guns or knives, and by law had no recourse than surrender or a hopeless fight.

In your case, any bystander with a concealed-carry permit could have prevented this attack, and held the drunk guy for the police. It happens thousands of times a year in the sane states that allow their citizens to exercise their unalienable right to self defense.

I pray that if you ever run for governor of Wisconsin and win, that you will remember this attack, and my email, and urge the Wisconsin legislature to pass a shall-issue concealed carry law for the benefit of all Wisconsinites.

Right now, though, could you please tell your police chief that it's un-American to put people on the ground, take their legal weapons, and then decide if they have permission to have said weapons in a state with an open-carry law as explained by our Attorney General. Such actions make the Chief appear ignorant and/or arrogant, and certainly not interested in the safety of Milwaukee residents.

Recover quick. Hospitals are no fun.

Regards,

Chuck Kuecker
Beloit, WI.