LRB-5314/2
JEO:skg&mkd:dw
1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
March 19, 1996 - Introduced by Senators Burke and
Wineke, cosponsored by
Representatives Bock, L. Young, Riley, Notestein and Black. Referred to
Committee on Judiciary.
SB629,1,3
1An Act to create 941.39 of the statutes;
relating to: instructing or training
2persons to use weapons or techniques to cause civil disorders and providing a
3penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, there are various crimes that provide penalties for persons
who endanger or harm others. This bill creates a new crime. Any person who
instructs or trains others regarding weapons or techniques capable of causing injury
or death is guilty of a Class D felony if he or she knows that the knowledge gained
from the instruction will be unlawfully used in a civil disorder. Upon conviction, the
person may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years
or both.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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4Section
1. 941.39 of the statutes is created to read:
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5941.39 Instruction and training; civil disorders. (1) In this section:
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(a) "Civil disorder" means a gathering of 3 or more persons engaging in acts of
7violence against persons or property that cause an immediate danger of or result in
8damage or injury.
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(b) "Explosive or incendiary device" means any of the following:
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11. Dynamite or other form of high explosive.
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2. A bomb, grenade, missile or similar device.
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3. A fire bomb, as defined under s. 943.06 (1).
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(c) "Firearm" means any weapon designed to or that may readily be converted
5to expel any projectile by the action of an explosive, or the frame or receiver of such
6a weapon.
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7(2) Whoever demonstrates to, trains or teaches any other person regarding the
8use, application or manufacture of a firearm, explosive or incendiary device or a
9technique capable of causing injury or death, if the person intends or knows that the
10knowledge will be unlawfully used in, or in furtherance of, a civil disorder, is guilty
11of a Class D felony.
