18 Arrested In Wisconsin Legislature For Using Cameras, Guns Still Allowed

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/11/03/361002/wisconsin-assembly-guns-cameras/

Eighteen activists were arrested on Tuesday for using cameras in the gallery of the Wisconsin General Assembly. The arrests were part of a “Concealed Camera Day” event, planned to coincidence with the implementation of a new law that allows Wisconsinites to a concealed firearm, including inside the Assembly building. The Assembly does not allow cameras in the gallery, which the protesters — including the editor of a local progressive magazine — say is a violation of the First Amendment and of Wisconsin’s open meeting laws.

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