Wisconsin § 941.235 - Carrying firearm in public building.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 941.235 — Carrying firearm in public building., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 941.235. Carrying firearm in public building.
941.235(1) (1) Any person who goes armed with a firearm in any building owned or leased by the state or any political subdivision of the state is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. 941.235(2) (2) This section does not apply to any of the following: 941.235(2)(a) (a) Peace officers or armed forces or military personnel who go armed in the line of duty or to any person duly authorized by the chief of police of any city, village or town, the chief of the capitol police, or the sheriff of any county to possess a firearm in any building under sub. (1) . Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22) , for purposes of this paragraph, peace officer does not include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission warden. 941.235(2)(c) (c) A qualified out-of-state law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 941.23 (1) (g) , to whom s. 941.23 (2) (b) 1. to 3. applies. 941.235(2)(d) (d) A former officer, as defined in s. 941.23 (1) (c) , to whom s. 941.23 (2) (c) 1. to 7. applies. 941.235(2)(e) (e) A licensee, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (d) , or an out-of-state licensee, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (g) . 941.235 History History: 1979 c. 221 ; 1991 a. 172 ; 1993 a. 246 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2007 a. 27 ; 2011 a. 35 .
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Section 941.235 ("Carrying firearm in public building.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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