The state bans machine guns, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns. You cannot manufacture, possess, or purchase these firearms in Wisconsin. For bow hunting, it is illegal to use firearms unless they are hidden and you have a state license to carry them. Possessing or carrying knives openly is illegal in places such as schools, recreation areas, sports fields, etc. In the past, some jurisdictions have attempted to equate the open carrying of handguns with disorderly conduct. On April 20, 2009, the Wisconsin Attorney General`s Office issued a memorandum to all law enforcement agencies stating that the mere act of openly carrying a firearm did not constitute disorderly conduct and ordered law enforcement and district attorneys to cease the practice. Exceptions to the transportation of infiltrated persons are persons on their own property, serving law enforcement officers, active duty military personnel, landowners and their families, and farm tractor employees in MDC extermination zones, and disabled hunters with special permits who meet all requirements. However, local communities may regulate the firing of a weapon within their borders, except in legal or self-defence situations. As of January 2013, anyone who legally possesses a firearm is allowed to openly carry a firearm in a state park without a permit.
(The law said you had to be licensed to own in a state park. This law has been abolished.) The restriction still applies to hatcheries and long guns, and to enter a taxpayer-owned building anywhere (including a park), you must be licensed. Wisconsin is an open and permissive port state, and you don`t need a state permit to openly use your firearm. Exceptions are a license, and that the owner or manager can give someone (without a license) permission to wear openly. If worn (open or concealed) on a driver`s license, no alcohol may be consumed on the premises. When worn openly with the permission of the owner or manager, it is legal to consume alcohol as long as you are not “physically impaired.” It is legal to carry a handgun in a store that sells alcohol for consumption elsewhere (a liquor or grocery store). No, you do not need permission to open firearms in Wisconsin. You must be at least eighteen years old to open the port in Wisconsin. It is legal to transport in a private plane. With a license, a user can wear openly or secretly.
Without a license, only Open Carry is legal. [ref. needed] But John Monroe, a lawyer who specializes in gun law cases, believes an exemption for rifles and shotguns designed to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to hunt could apply. Gun laws in Wisconsin associated with the open carrying of firearms or related possession of firearms are as follows: Jeri Bonavia, leader of WAVE, said her group opposes it because under federal law, anyone between the ages of 18 and 20 cannot legally purchase a handgun from a state-licensed gun dealer. Republican lawmakers are pushing for a plan that would lower the minimum age to legally carry a hidden gun in Wisconsin. A person under 12 years of age but under 14 years of age may not hunt unaccompanied by his parents, guardian or a person at least 18 years of age designated by his parents or guardians. A youth between the ages of 12 and 14 may also possess a firearm if he or she is being taught under the State Hunter Training Program and carries the firearm in a suitcase, unloaded, to or from that class, or handles or uses the firearm during this course under the supervision of an instructor. Federal age restrictions also apply. [Editor`s note: The Giffords Law Center for the Prevention of Gun Violence regularly updates its web pages with new data as U.S. gun regulations evolve from state to state. For the most up-to-date information on U.S. gun laws, visit the Giffords URL below] Unless a person is prohibited from owning a firearm, it is legal to openly carry any legal firearm in Wisconsin.
Before Wisconsin passed a secret carry law in 2011, gun rights advocates organized open group outings and secured acquittals or dismissals for several people arrested during the events. More recently, gun owners carried assault rifles during protests in state capitals against stay-at-home orders during the early months of the pandemic this spring. Yes. Concealed carrying in Wisconsin is only allowed with a Wisconsin license for concealed weapons.