It’s no secret that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is gearing up for a likely presidential run. So it’s not surprising to see him backing legislation in his state that is supported by the NRA and gun rights advocates everywhere.

Walker is supporting a bill proposed by State Senator Van Wanggaard that would change existing law to allow handgun purchasers to take possession of a gun as soon as the buyer clears a background check. Current law prohibits consumers from taking possession of a handgun until forty-eight hours after a background check has started. Now that the bill has been approved by the Senate it will be sent to the Assembly for a voice vote, then to the governor’s desk.

Eight states have laws on the books that require waiting periods for handguns at the point of sale. There is no evidence that this waiting period reduces violence in any way. This has not stopped Democrats from dreaming up scenarios where an arbitrary waiting period could prevent violence.

Milwaukee – Wisconsin Journal Sentinel reports on some of the conversations surrounding this controversial bill:

Democratic senators such as Sen. Fred Risser of Madison said they feared the bill could lead to an increase in crimes of rage or passion, such as a husband or wife who gets in an argument with his or her spouse and then buys a gun before having a chance to cool off. “What’s wrong with a little inconvenience?” Risser said. An August 2000 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association looked at the effect of a separate federal waiting period during the 1990s and found it appeared not to be associated with reductions in homicide rates or overall suicide rates, though it was associated with reductions in the firearm suicide rate for people ages 55 or older. Wanggaard said the 48-hour waiting period, adopted in 1976, amounts to a “time tax.” The state Department of Justice can currently extend the waiting period for three additional days if it needs that extra time to complete a background check. The Department of Justice conducted about 100,000 background checks last year. On average, the checks are completed in about four hours.

State Senator Risser is really reaching with his “crime of passion” scenario. But because I’m feeling charitable I’ll play along and agree that it is feasible for a waiting period to prevent 0.0000001% of gun violence.

If Senator Risser and his like-minded opponents on the left can claim that a waiting period prevents violence then it’s only logical to examine possible scenarios where a waiting period to acquire a handgun could put someone’s life in danger.

Imagine a woman who is being stalked by a man she does not know. In order to bolster her home defense she visits a local firearm dealer to acquire a handgun. Due to the waiting period, she is unable to leave with a handgun to protect herself from a potentially violent attack at her home. The man breaks into her home and the woman is left to fend for herself without a handgun. I don’t need to finish this hypothetical story in order to make my point.

I’ve provided an emotional argument to counter those who prey on the emotions of the vulnerable to rally opposition to gun transactions between consenting adults. It is not necessary or wise to prey on emotion, but I did it to illustrate how flimsy an argument based on a hypothetical can be. The argument for gun rights doesn’t need to strike an emotional cord or use statistics to influence others.

The Second Amendment protects the natural right of free individuals to bear arms. When a coercive government, the state of Wisconsin in this instance, infringes on the right to defend life, then they are violating individual rights.

It really is that simple.

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