Chief of Police in Madison, WI Doesn't Understand Why People Want Guns

A few months ago, Wisconsin started allowing it's citizens to start carrying concealed weapons. (Better late than never, but whatever.) Ann Althouse has more on the story of the obstacles being placed in their way. However, the Chief of Police in Madison is less than thrilled. Here's what he had to say:

"What I can't understand is how come we have not evolved beyond the point that the best way to protect ourselves is a gun? How come we cannot come up with something that is less destructive and less permanent."

Wait, what? Yeah, that's the Chief of Police. The guy in charge of the police. Who are supposed to fight crime. With guns. Presumably.

I can't understand why have not "evolved" to the point where there's no crime. And this guy's job is to fight crime. How did he get to be the Chief of Police? He sounds like a hippy-dippy 20 year old in a 2:00AM dorm room smoke session.

Henceforth, in an effort to stop crime in a "less destructive" and "less permanent" way, the Madison police should only carry little yellow flags around. If they see a crime, they can throw a flag on the ground and issue a ticket. I'm sure that will work.
UPDATE: Welcome SayUncle readers!

1% of Wisconsin Wants a CWP

1% of the entire population of Wisconsin has applied for a CWP in the first six weeks that it has been available.

Insert Occupy Wall Street joke here.

Madison, WI Bar Owners Told to Stop Checking Everyone's ID

If you keep checking everyone's ID, we're going to pull your liquor license. Maybe I'm the crazy one here, but it's it pretty much....a legal requirement.....that you check people's IDs when they enter a bar?

Note to self: Cancel plans to open a bar in Madison, WI.

[H/T Althouse]