They love their Second Amendment in Wisconsin. First Amendment? Not so much. You can have a concealed gun in the gallery but be careful where you read that newspaper!

The rules in the gallery will also prohibit bags and briefcases, which will require the installation of lockers at an undisclosed cost. But Republicans left in place their rule from last session allowing concealed guns and other weapons for people with a valid permit.

Really. What could go wrong?

I’m sure those with a valid permit have been thoroughly vetted for their fitness to have a gun. Where on the list is the 1st amendment being trampled?

Yes, newspapers are free speech to the speaker, or publisher in this case. It doesn’t apply to the reader. The list you posted says that the rules are for reasons of safety and decorum. I’m thinking that the rustling of newspaper in the gallery would most likely fall under the latter.

Or was eating or talking on the phone. Legislators are such delicate and skittish creatures, you know.

Groucho, by “them” do you mean the legislators or those in the gallery?

It may take a little constituent on politician violence for the politician to remember who they work for.
It’s glaringly obvious many of them on both sides of the aisle have forgotten.

Just saw the long lines of folks across the country stocking up on guns and ammo

Nothing about Wisconsin.

What I find interesting about this whole debate is the amount of hostility on the pro-gun side (do their guns make them more paranoid?). One guy says he will start killing people if they come for his guns, another blows up on CNN and says it will be blood in the streets. I don’t hear Biden, Bloomberg, et. al. threatening to take guns by force, only to get some kind sanity in the system. I suspect if the government decided it was going to take everyone’s guns, the most vocal NPR members would pee their pants and meekly hand them over.