Good article from a SD police officer about the WI Concealed Carry bill.

Concealed-carry permit holders act as first responders, as do many ordinary citizens who know CPR, first aid or how to use a fire extinguisher. Their actions are often the difference between life and death. The same holds true for concealed-carry permit holders.

As police, we simply cannot be everywhere — nor would the public want us to be. When most violent criminal acts, including shootings, robberies, rampages and rape, are over within minutes — if not seconds — the response time of police is simply not fast enough. The training individuals will receive to obtain a concealed-weapons permit under the PPA will make them qualified first responders. Like those certified in first aid, we won’t expect them to perform major surgery. But it will be adequate for stabilizing a bad situation until professionals arrive.