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Jill Karofsky: “I had to say, this individual, under Wisconsin law and under…”

Featuring: Jill Karofsky, Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court

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WisPolitics Luncheon: Chief Justice Karofsky

Published | Video Starts at 24:27

And I read the law again and again and again and I didn't sleep for a couple weeks. And in the end I had to follow the law and I had to say, this individual, under Wisconsin law and under the federal law is allowed to get a firearm, allowed to have a carry conceal permit. I wrote a dissent and I put in that dissent. I explained to the legislature how they could close this loophole. But no, there are times when I definitely have had to rule against a decision. (24:27–24:35)

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Asserts that the individual was legally allowed to obtain a firearm and concealed carry permit under Wisconsin and federal law.

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