Waukesha Republican Bill Kramer says he brings a gun to work, and that he is not the only lawmaker packing heat in the State Capitol.

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Greenbay Press Gazette
Feb. 4, 2012
Assembly leader packs gun in chamber

MADISON — The Republican lawmaker who presides over the state Assembly said Friday he's been carrying a concealed weapon during floor sessions.

Speaker Pro Tem Bill Kramer of Waukesha controls the chamber during debate. He presides over the chamber's procedures, is responsible for upholding decorum and can order spectators out of the chamber if he so chooses.

He said he obtained permit No. 16,657 under Wisconsin's new concealed carry law. He said he's had the permit since before Thanksgiving and has carried a hidden Glock 26, a subcompact semi-automatic, on the Assembly floor at times.

He said he hopes he never has to use the gun, but feels he needs it given the toxic atmosphere at the State Capitol, adding he's not the only lawmaker packing in the chamber.

"Have you been in the Capitol lately?" Kramer said. "The saying is you don't need a gun until you need it. I hope to go to my grave having never fired it at anything but a paper target."

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