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Vehicle Security - Part Three

More About Carjacking As auto anti-theft systems have gotten more difficult to overcome, the crime of carjacking has increased.  Why try to defeat a sophisticated anti-theft system when you can simply take a vehicle from the driver after all anti-theft safeguards have been deactivated?  Carjacking can happen anywhere but mostly occurs in urban commercial areas while the driver is entering or exiting a parked vehicle.   Over 90% of carjacking occur in urban or suburban areas In a national survey 93% of carjackers were male In the same survey a weapon was used in 74% of carjacking 45% firearms 11% knives 18% other weapons Places carjacking occur: 44% open areas, such as along a street 24% garages, parking lots, and near commercial areas (malls, gas stations, restaurants, office buildings) Carjacking happens frequently at intersections while a car is stopped and blocked by vehicles front and back.  To prevent this, do not stop too close to the car ahead of you.  To allow yourself room to

Wisconsin Concealed Carry Basics in Two Minutes!

  Wisconsin Concealed Carry Basics in Two Minutes A concealed carry license in Wisconsin allows you to carry in public A concealed handgun A concealed “billy club” A concealed electric weapon (stun guns and Tasers™) You can carry all these things concealed without a license on your own property or legally occupied land, or inside your place of business if you are at least 18 years old and not prohibited from possession All knives are legal in Wisconsin, including switchblades.  The need to have a license to carry a concealed knife in WI was removed years ago. If you are at least 18 and not ineligible to possess a firearm you may carry any kind of knife concealed without a license in Wisconsin. Local regulation of knives is gone.  Municipal knife ordinances about blade length and such things still appearing on the books are unenforceable. It’s perfectly legal to open carry (unconcealed) a firearm, knife and billy club without a license if you are at least 18 years old and not otherwise

Where can you carry with a Wisconsin Concealed Carry License?

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 As of today, here are the states where you can carry a concealed handgun with a Wisconsin CCL. Many states are "Constitutional Carry" and do not require a concealed carry license, and others simply honor the Wisconsin license.  Including Wisconsin, currently you can carry in 35 states. Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas Colorado Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Michigan Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire Nevada North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming