MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — Attorney General Josh Kaul is renewing a call for new gun laws in the state.
The Democrat – who’s up for reelection next year – joined Democratic legislators to call for a “red flag law” in Wisconsin.
“The law we’re proposing limits who can request it,” said Kaul. “So it would need to be a law enforcement officer or a family member.”
Red flag laws allow police to confiscate firearms from those who have “red flag protective orders” placed against them.
Democrats also want universal background checks for all gun purchases.
“If somebody’s making an online purchase of a firearm and evading a background check that way,” said Kaul. “Or of they’re buying a gun at a private gun show.”
Online firearm purchases do, largely, require background checks, unless they are organized between private buyers and sellers.
Nether proposal will get any traction in the Republican controlled legislature. Kaul also criticized Republicans for investigating what he called “conspiracy theories” surrounding the 2020 election.
