Here's an idea: Privatize concealed carry

Just when you thought State Sen. Zany Zien couldn't get any farther off plumb, along he comes with a new version of his bill to put more guns on our streets -- and in cars, stores, churches, parks, bowling alleys, on buses, and almost anywhere people gather.

He calls it concealed carry. It's supposed to make you feel safer. Right.

Wisconsin law enforcement groups almost unanimously opposed his bill last time around. It passed anyway, but Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed it. So now Zien has fine-tuned it, he says.

One big change: Instead of county sheriffs having responsibility for doing background checks and issuing permits to carry the weapons, Zien proposes farming that job out to another group, a law enforcement organization or maybe private security firms.

Sounds perfect. Who would you rather have handing out concealed weapons but the folks who do security at K-Mart?

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