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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 1999 SENATE BILL 6
May 25, 1999 - Offered by Committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
SB6-SSA1,1,3
1An Act to renumber 175.37 (1);
to amend 175.37 (title) and 175.37 (2); and
to
2create 175.37 (1d), 175.37 (1m) and 175.37 (1s) (title) of the statutes;
relating
3to: the transfer of handguns and providing a penalty.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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4Section
1. 175.37 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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5175.37 (title)
Warning whenever Locking device for handguns;
6warning required when transferring a firearm.
SB6-SSA1, s. 2
7Section
2. 175.37 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 175.37 (1s).
SB6-SSA1, s. 3
8Section
3. 175.37 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:
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175.37
(1d) Definitions. In this section:
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(a) "Firearms dealer" means any person engaged in the business of importing,
11manufacturing or dealing in firearms and having a license as an importer,
12manufacturer or dealer issued by the U.S. department of the treasury.
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1(b) "Handgun" has the meaning given in s. 175.35 (1) (b).
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(c) "Locking device" means a device that is installed on or incorporated into the
3design of a handgun, that is secured by a key or combination lock and that prevents
4discharge of the handgun unless it is removed, unlocked or deactivated.
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5Section
4. 175.37 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
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175.37
(1m) Locking device required for certain sales or transfers of a
7handgun. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), when a firearms dealer sells or transfers
8any handgun, the firearms dealer may not transfer possession of the handgun to
9another person unless the firearms dealer provides the person taking possession of
10the handgun with a locking device that is appropriate for that handgun. A locking
11device provided under this paragraph shall be constructed of durable material that
12is sufficiently strong to prevent the device from being easily disabled or removed from
13the handgun without use of the key or combination for the lock.
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(b) A firearms dealer may transfer possession of a handgun to another person
15without providing a locking device that is appropriate for the handgun if any of the
16following applies:
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1. The person taking possession of the handgun is another firearms dealer.
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2. The handgun is classified as an antique by regulations of the U.S.
19department of the treasury and because of its design and manufacture cannot be
20fitted with an appropriate locking device.
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(c) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit a firearms dealer from charging the person
22who is buying a handgun or the person to whom a handgun is being transferred for
23the locking device in addition to the purchase price charged for the handgun.
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24Section
5. 175.37 (1s) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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175.37
(1s) (title)
Warning upon transfer of firearm.
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1Section
6. 175.37 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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175.37
(2) Penalty. Any person who violates
sub. (1) this section may be fined
3not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both.
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(1)
Locking device required upon transfer of handgun. This act first applies
6to the transfer of a handgun that occurs on the effective date of this subsection.
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(1)
This act takes effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after
9publication.
