Wisconsin § 941.26 - Machine guns and other weapons; use in certain cases; penalty.

Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 941.26 — Machine guns and other weapons; use in certain cases; penalty., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 941.26. Machine guns and other weapons; use in certain cases; penalty.

941.26(1c) (1c) In this section: 941.26(1c)(a) (a) “CS gel” means nonatomizing, gel-form chlorobenzalmalononitrile. 941.26(1c)(b) (b) “Machine gun” has the meaning given in s. 941.25 (1) . 941.26(1g) (1g) 941.26(1g)(a) (a) No person may sell, possess, use or transport any machine gun or other full automatic firearm. 941.26(1g)(b) (b) Except as provided in sub. (4) , no person may sell, possess, use or transport any tear gas bomb, hand grenade, projectile or shell or any other container of any kind or character into which tear gas or any similar substance is used or placed for use to cause bodily discomfort, panic, or damage to property. 941.26(1m) (1m) No person may take a firearm that is not designed to shoot more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger and modify the firearm so that it does shoot more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. 941.26(2) (2) 941.26(2)(a) (a) Any person violating sub. (1g) (a) is guilty of a Class H felony. 941.26(2)(b) (b) Any person violating sub. (1m) is guilty of a Class F felony. 941.26(2)(c) (c) Except as provided in par. (d) , any person who violates sub. (1g) (b) regarding the possession, noncommercial transportation or use of the bomb, grenade, projectile, shell, or container under sub. (1g) (b) is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. 941.26(2)(d) (d) Any person who violates sub. (1g) (b) regarding the possession, noncommercial transportation or use of the bomb, grenade, projectile, shell, or container under sub. (1g) (b) in self-defense or defense of another, as allowed under s.

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What does Wisconsin Statutes § 941.26 cover?

Section 941.26 ("Machine guns and other weapons; use in certain cases; penalty.") 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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