Wisconsin § 941.2965 - Restrictions on use of facsimile firearms.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 941.2965 — Restrictions on use of facsimile firearms., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22) , this paragraph does not apply to a commission warden. 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; 2007 a. 27 .
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 941.2965 ("Restrictions on use of facsimile firearms.") 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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