WAUSAU - Hundreds of National Riffle Association members came to Wausau for the annual state convention this weekend.
Governor Scott Walker spoke to guests last night, and other state legislators will be at the banquet tonight.
Many of the events planned for the weekend were also open to the general public. People could attend workshops and seminars, and even got a chance to bend the ear of the NRA President.
"I'm traveling around the country to talk to our people, which I always do. This is our state affiliate here in Wisconsin, so I'm here to share my views with them and see what they've got to say," says David Keene, President of the NRA.
The last months have seen a dramatic increase in traffic to gun shows throughout the country.
Organizers say though membership hasn't necessarily picked up, they are seeing more interest in NRA activities.
"Naturally when it comes to the forefront people pay attention to things. They start to realize they can lose what they have. And they start to appreciate the concealed carry the NRA and the state association got for them. Before, everyone has busy lives, everyone has things to do, and so they maybe didn't pay as much attention. Now, yes, people are definitely taking notice," says Jeff Nass, Convention Organizer.
Hear more from David Keene in our in-depth look at Wisconsin's gun culture later this week. You can catch these feature stories, called, "Under the Gun" this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night.
TOMAHAWK - Workers at Daigle Brothers in Tomahawk can build almost anything out of steel. Most of their business is creating custom parts and putting up buildings, but more recently, they've been building a new invention.
Daigle Brothers began in 1987. Back then they did a lot of construction related jobs like painting. Later they focused on steel construction.
"In the 90's we did a lot of school buildings, there was a lot of schools being built, so we supplied structural steel for these building projects... Currently our biggest markets are universities, hospitals, office buildings... we do a lot of fire stations," said Steve Daigle President of Daigle Brothers Inc.
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