Legislation backed by Republican lawmakers would lower the minimum age to carry a concealed weapon in Wisconsin to 18.
Right now, a gun owner needs to be 21 before they can apply for a concealed carry permit.
Republican State Representative Shae Sortwell of Two Rivers says 18-year-olds have the right to vote or go to war so they should also be allowed to carry a concealed weapon.
The N-R-A supports the legislation.
Among the opponents are the Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, and the city of Milwaukee.
Sortwell is a member of the Assembly’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee.
