941.27(1)(a)
(a) Any weapon that shoots, is designed to shoot or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger.
941.27(1)(b)
(b) The frame or receiver of any weapon described under
par. (a) or any part designed and intended solely and exclusively, or combination of parts designed and intended, for use in converting a weapon into a weapon described under
par. (a).
941.27(1)(c)
(c) Any combination of parts from which a weapon described under
par. (a) can be assembled if those parts are in the possession or under the control of a person.
941.27(2)
(2) Exceptions. Sections 941.25 and
941.26 shall not prohibit or interfere with the manufacture for, and sale of, machine guns to the military forces or the peace officers of the United States or of any political subdivision thereof, or the transportation required for that purpose; the possession of a machine gun for scientific purpose, or the possession of a machine gun not usable as a weapon and possessed as a curiosity, ornament or keepsake; or the possession of a machine gun other than one adapted to use pistol cartridges for a purpose manifestly not aggressive or offensive.
941.28
941.28
Possession of short-barreled shotgun or short-barreled rifle. 941.28(1)(a)
(a) "Rifle" means a firearm designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder or hip and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of a propellant in a metallic cartridge to fire through a rifled barrel a single projectile for each pull of the trigger.
941.28(1)(b)
(b) "Short-barreled rifle" means a rifle having one or more barrels having a length of less than 16 inches measured from closed breech or bolt face to muzzle or a rifle having an overall length of less than 26 inches.
941.28(1)(c)
(c) "Short-barreled shotgun" means a shotgun having one or more barrels having a length of less than 18 inches measured from closed breech or bolt face to muzzle or a shotgun having an overall length of less than 26 inches.
941.28(1)(d)
(d) "Shotgun" means a weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder or hip and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of a propellant in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through a smooth bore either a number of ball shot or a single projectile for each single pull of the trigger.
941.28(2)
(2) No person may sell or offer to sell, transport, purchase, possess or go armed with a short-barreled shotgun or short-barreled rifle.
941.28(3)
(3) Any person violating this section is guilty of a Class E felony.
941.28(4)
(4) This section does not apply to the sale, purchase, possession, use or transportation of a short-barreled shotgun or short-barreled rifle to or by any armed forces or national guard personnel in line of duty, any peace officer of the United States or of any political subdivision of the United States or any person who has complied with the licensing and registration requirements under
26 USC 5801 to
5872. This section does not apply to the manufacture of short-barreled shotguns or short-barreled rifles for any person or group authorized to possess these weapons. The restriction on transportation contained in this section does not apply to common carriers. This section shall not apply to any firearm that may be lawfully possessed under federal law, or any firearm that could have been lawfully registered at the time of the enactment of the national firearms act of 1968.
941.28(5)
(5) Any firearm seized under this section is subject to
s. 968.20 (3) and is presumed to be contraband.
941.28 History
History: 1979 c. 115.
941.28 Annotation
The intent in sub. (1) (d) is that of the fabricator; that the gun is incapable of being fired or not intended to be fired by the possessor is immaterial. State v. Johnson,
171 Wis. 2d 175,
491 N.W. 2d 110 (Ct. App. 1992).
941.28 Annotation
"Firearm" means a weapon that acts by force of gunpowder to fire a projectile, regardless of whether it is inoperable due to disassembly. State v. Rardon,
185 Wis. 2d 701,
518 N.W. 2d 330 (Ct. App. 1994).
941.29
941.29
Possession of a firearm. 941.29(1)
(1) A person is subject to the requirements and penalties of this section if he or she has been:
941.29(1)(b)
(b) Convicted of a crime elsewhere that would be a felony if committed in this state.
941.29(1)(bm)
(bm) Adjudicated delinquent for an act committed on or after April 21, 1994, that if committed by an adult in this state would be a felony.
941.29(1)(c)
(c) Found not guilty of a felony in this state by reason of mental disease or defect.
941.29(1)(d)
(d) Found not guilty of or not responsible for a crime elsewhere that would be a felony in this state by reason of insanity or mental disease, defect or illness.
941.29(1)(f)
(f) Enjoined under an injunction issued under
s. 813.12 or
813.122 or under a tribal injunction, as defined in
s. 813.12 (1) (e), issued by a court established by any federally recognized Wisconsin Indian tribe or band, except the Menominee Indian tribe of Wisconsin, that includes notice to the respondent that he or she is subject to the requirements and penalties under
s. 941.29 and that has been filed under
s. 806.247 (3).
941.29(2)
(2) A person specified in
sub. (1) is guilty of a Class E felony if he or she possesses a firearm under any of the following circumstances:
941.29(2)(a)
(a) The person possesses a firearm subsequent to the conviction for the felony or other crime, as specified in
sub. (1) (a) or
(b).
941.29(2)(b)
(b) The person possesses a firearm subsequent to the adjudication, as specified in
sub. (1) (bm).
941.29(2)(c)
(c) The person possesses a firearm subsequent to the finding of not guilty or not responsible by reason of insanity or mental disease, defect or illness as specified in
sub. (1) (c) or
(d).
941.29(2)(d)
(d) The person possesses a firearm while subject to the court order, as specified in
sub. (1) (e) or
(g).
941.29(2)(e)
(e) The person possesses a firearm while the injunction, as specified in
sub. (1) (f), is in effect.
941.29(2m)
(2m) Whoever violates this section after being convicted under this section is guilty of a Class D felony.
941.29(4)
(4) A person is concerned with the commission of a crime, as specified in
s. 939.05 (2) (b), in violation of this section if he or she knowingly furnishes a person with a firearm in violation of
sub. (2).
941.29(5)
(5) This section does not apply to any person specified in
sub. (1) who:
941.29(5)(a)
(a) Has received a pardon with respect to the crime or felony specified in
sub. (1) and has been expressly authorized to possess a firearm under 18 USC app. 1203; or
941.29(6)
(6) The prohibition against firearm possession under this section does not apply to any correctional officer employed before May 1, 1982, who is required to possess a firearm as a condition of employment. This exemption applies if the officer is eligible to possess a firearm under any federal law and applies while the officer is acting in an official capacity.
941.29(7)
(7) This section does not apply to any person who has been found not guilty or not responsible by reason of insanity or mental disease, defect or illness if a court subsequently determines both of the following:
941.29(7)(a)
(a) The person is no longer insane or no longer has a mental disease, defect or illness.
941.29(7)(b)
(b) The person is not likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety.
941.29(8)
(8) This section does not apply to any person specified in
sub. (1) (bm) if a court subsequently determines that the person is not likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety. In any action or proceeding regarding this determination, the person has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she is not likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety.
941.29(10)
(10) The prohibition against firearm possession under this section does not apply to a person specified in
sub. (1) (f) if the person satisfies any of the following:
941.29(10)(a)
(a) The person is a peace officer and the person possesses a firearm while in the line of duty or, if required to do so as a condition of employment, while off duty.
941.29(10)(b)
(b) The person is a member of the U.S. armed forces or national guard and the person possesses a firearm while in the line of duty.
941.29 Annotation
If a defendant is willing to stipulate to being a convicted felon, evidence of the nature of the felony is irrelevant if offered only to support the felony conviction element. State v. McAllister,
153 Wis. 2d 523,
451 N.W. 2d 764 (Ct. App. 1989).
941.29 Annotation
Failure to give the warning under s. 973.033 does not prevent a conviction under this section. State v. Phillips,
172 Wis. 2d 391,
493 N.W. 2d 238 (Ct. App. 1992).
941.29 Annotation
Retroactive application of this provision did not violate the prohibition against ex post facto laws because the law is not intended to punish persons for a prior crime but to protect public safety. State v. Thiel,
188 Wis. 2d 695,
524 N.W. 2d 641 (1994).
941.29 Annotation
A convicted felon's possession of a firearm is privileged in limited enumerated circumstances. State v. Coleman,
206 Wis. 2d 198,
556 N.W. 2d 701 (1996).
941.29 Annotation
Sub. (5) (a) has been invalidated by congressional action. Pardons granted after November 15, 1986, will give recipients the right to receive, possess or transport in commerce firearms unless the pardon expressly provides otherwise.
78 Atty. Gen. 22.
941.295
941.295
Possession of electric weapon. 941.295(1)
(1) Whoever sells, transports, manufactures, possesses or goes armed with any electric weapon is guilty of a Class E felony.
941.295(2)(b)
(b) Any armed forces or national guard personnel while on official duty.
941.295(2)(c)
(c) Any corrections personnel in the department of corrections while on official duty.
941.295(2)(d)
(d) Any manufacturer or seller whose electric weapons are used in this state solely by persons specified in
pars. (a) to
(c).
941.295(2)(e)
(e) Any common carrier transporting electric weapons.
941.295(3)
(3) During the first 30 days after May 7, 1982, the electric weapons may be surrendered to any peace officer. Peace officers shall forward electric weapons to the crime laboratories if the retention of those weapons is not necessary for criminal prosecution purposes.
941.295(4)
(4) In this section, "electric weapon" means any device which is designed, redesigned, used or intended to be used, offensively or defensively, to immobilize or incapacitate persons by the use of electric current.
941.296
941.296
Use or possession of a handgun and an armor-piercing bullet during crime. 941.296(1)(a)
(a) "Armor-piercing bullet" means a bullet meeting any of the following criteria: any projectile or projectile core that may be fired from any handgun and that is constructed entirely, excluding the presence of traces of other substances, from one or a combination of tungsten alloys, steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium copper or depleted uranium.
941.296(2)
(2) Whoever uses or possesses a handgun during the commission of a crime under
chs. 939 to
948 or
961 is guilty of a Class E felony under any of the following circumstances.
941.296(2)(a)
(a) The handgun is loaded with an armor-piercing bullet or a projectile or projectile core that may be fired from the handgun with a muzzle velocity of 1,500 feet per second or greater.
941.296(2)(b)
(b) The person possesses an armor-piercing bullet capable of being fired from the handgun.
941.296(3)
(3) A court shall impose a sentence under this section consecutive to any sentence previously imposed or that may be imposed for the crime that the person committed while using or possessing the handgun.
941.296 History
History: 1993 a. 98;
1995 a. 448.
941.2965
941.2965
Restrictions on use of facsimile firearms. 941.2965(1)(1) In this section, "facsimile firearm" means any replica, toy, starter pistol or other object that bears a reasonable resemblance to or that reasonably can be perceived to be an actual firearm. "Facsimile firearm" does not include any actual firearm.
941.2965(2)
(2) No person may carry or display a facsimile firearm in a manner that could reasonably be expected to alarm, intimidate, threaten or terrify another person. Whoever violates this section is subject to a Class C forfeiture.
941.2965(3)
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to any of the following:
941.2965(3)(a)
(a) Any peace officer acting in the discharge of his or her official duties.
941.2965(3)(b)
(b) Any person engaged in military activities, sponsored by the state or federal government, acting in the discharge of his or her official duties.
941.2965(3)(c)
(c) Any person who is on his or her own real property, in his or her own home or at his or her own fixed place of business.
941.2965(3)(d)
(d) Any person who is on real property and acting with the consent of the owner of that property.
941.2965 History
History: 1993 a. 191;
1993 a. 491 s.
262; Stats. 1993 s. 941.2965.
941.297
941.297
Sale or distribution of imitation firearms. 941.297(1)(1) In this section, "look-alike firearm" means any imitation of any original firearm that was manufactured, designed and produced after December 31, 1897, including and limited to toy guns, water guns, replica nonguns, and air-soft guns firing nonmetallic projectiles. "Look-alike firearm" does not include any imitation, nonfiring, collector replica of an antique firearm developed prior to 1898, or any traditional beebee, paint-ball or pellet-firing air gun that expels a projectile through the force of air pressure.
941.297(2)
(2) Beginning November 1, 1992, no person may sell or distribute any look-alike firearm. Whoever violates this subsection is subject to a Class A forfeiture.
