Before the concealed carry law goes into effect next week, officials at the state Capitol are hoping to clarify whether citizens will be allowed to bring handguns into the building.

The Department of Administration is scheduled to release their findings on Gov. Scott Walker’s new policy plan Friday morning. The policy would allow citizens to carry concealed weapons inside the offices of legislators as well as other parts of the Capitol.

The new law would coincide with the Wisconsin concealed carry law that was passed earlier this fall. That law allows citizens to carry permitted concealed weapons in public areas beginning Nov. 1.

Wisconsin is joining the other 48 states that allow concealed weapons as a constitutional right.

“With this law we are allowing people to have the ability to protect themselves,” Andrew Welhouse, spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau said. “This policy embraces Wisconsin’s hunting heritage, and Senator Fitzgerald is in favor of this.”

A portion of the proposal would allow legislators to decide whether or not they would allow guns within their offices. Welhouse added that Fitzgerald would allow concealed weapons in his office, saying it would be their right to carry.

President of Wisconsin NRA affiliate WI-Force Jeff Nass believes the current policy does not do much to deter those who want to do harm to the public. He says it actually puts them in harm’s way.

“Those who enter places with the intention to commit violent crimes are not generally card-carrying concealed weapons owners,” Nass said. “The current sign posting restricts the law abiding citizens from being able to protect themselves.”

Nass added that those who feel a change in policy would be more dangerous are misinformed about how much the current policy actually deters violent crimes in public places.

The Assembly Committee on Organization’s meeting Thursday concerning the new policy was cancelled in order to wait for a release from the Department of Administration, said Sean Lansing, spokesperson for Rep. Scott Suder, R-Abbotsford.

Lansing said until more rules were finalized the committee was going to wait to hear from the DOA. He did say that Suder would be in favor of the concealed carry policy and would allow weapons in his office because it is a second amendment right to bear arms.

Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, said in a statement that Walker’s focus on the concealed carry law is just a diversion to take the focus off more important issues like jobs and the budget.

“Last month Wisconsin lost another 12,400 jobs as a direct result of Walker’s failed policies that have divided and polarized our state.” Barca said. “Walker should be arming Wisconsin workers with jobs.”

Barca also added in the release he feels Wisconsin workers and families deserve a real leader as a governor, not one that will ignore the most important issue of job creation.

There was no word on whether the assembly has a different policy plan. The DOA deputy secretary Chris Schoenherr is expected to hold a media conference Friday at 11 a.m. to discuss their finding on Walker’s proposal formally.