State v. Hamdan

SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, CHIEF JUSTICE

¶ 114. (dissenting). I conclude that Wis. Stat. § 941.23, prohibiting people from going armed with a concealed weapon, is constitutional as written and as applied. The Wisconsin constitution provides that "[t]he *501people have the right to keep and bear arms for security, defense, hunting, recreation or any other lawful purpose."1 I therefore dissent.

¶ 115. The court should not rewrite Wis. Stat. § 941.23 to include exceptions for owners of "privately operated businesses" and persons in their "private residences."2 If Wis. Stat. § 941.23 is unconstitutional…