Brodhead

II'm deeply concerned about the new Wisconsin law that went into effect Nov. 1 and allows loaded and concealed guns in our shops, restaurants and bars.

This new law will lead to senseless tragedies, and I feel less safe in my own community.

I urge every business and civic leader in our community to join the growing number of responsible people across the state in choosing to put up signs that prohibit guns in our public places, as allowed under the new law.

Even in Wausau, the hometown of the law's leading author, the community voted to keep guns out of public buildings.

I definitely won't feel safer with guns in banks, bars, grocery stores and other places, and I'm not alone. By nearly a 3 to 1 margin, likely voters in Wisconsin say they will feel less safe, not safer, with guns in public places.