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Plankton wrote:
I am going to an event next week and will be parking in a school parking lot. Can I have an unloaded and encased handgun in my trunk ON school property?:)
Wisc. Stats. §948.605

948.605 Gun−free school zones. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this
section:
(a) “Encased” has the meaning given in s. 167.31 (1) (b).
(ac) “Firearm” does not include any beebee or pellet−firing
gun that expels a projectile through the force of air pressure or any
starter pistol.
(am) “Motor vehicle” has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (35).
(b) “School” has the meaning given in s. 948.61 (1) (b).
(c) “School zone” means any of the following:
1. In or on the grounds of a school.
2. Within 1,000 feet from the grounds of a school.
(2) POSSESSION OF FIREARM IN SCHOOL ZONE. (a) Any individual
who knowingly possesses a firearm at a place that the individual
knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone is
guilty of a Class I felony.
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to the possession of a firearm:

1. On private property not part of school grounds;
2. If the individual possessing the firearm is licensed to do so
by a political subdivision of the state or bureau of alcohol, tobacco
and firearms in which political subdivision the school zone is
located, and the law of the political subdivision requires that,
before an individual may obtain such a license, the law enforcement
authorities of the political subdivision must verify that the
individual is qualified under law to receive the license;
3. That is not loaded and is:
a. Encased; or
b. In a locked firearms rack that is on a motor vehicle;

4. By an individual for use in a program approved by a school
in the school zone;
5. By an individual in accordance with a contract entered into
between a school in the school zone and the individual or an
employer of the individual;
6. By a law enforcement officer or state−certified commission
warden acting in his or her official capacity; or
7. That is unloaded and is possessed by an individual while
traversing school grounds for the purpose of gaining access to
public or private lands open to hunting, if the entry on school
grounds is authorized by school authorities.
8. By a person who is legally hunting in a school forest if the
school board has decided that hunting may be allowed in the
school forest under s. 120.13 (38).
 

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Doug Huffman wrote:
Wisc. Stats. §948.605 Gun−free school zones.
(2) POSSESSION OF FIREARM IN SCHOOL ZONE.
(a) Any individual who knowingly possesses a firearm at a place that the
individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone is guilty
of a Class I felony.
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to the possession of a firearm:

3. That is not loaded and is:
a. Encased
I wouldn't want to be the one to get caught trying it, but from reading that it looks like I
could carry an unloaded encased gun with me intoa school.

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MKEgal wrote:
Doug Huffman wrote:
Wisc. Stats. §948.605 Gun−free school zones.
(2) POSSESSION OF FIREARM IN SCHOOL ZONE.
(a) Any individual who knowingly possesses a firearm at a place that the
individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone is guilty
of a Class I felony.
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to the possession of a firearm:

3. That is not loaded and is:
a. Encased
I wouldn't want to be the one to get caught trying it, but from reading that it looks like I could carry an unloaded encased gun with me intoa school.
Fluttering, angelic, down from the heavens, perhaps avoiding "In or on the grounds of a school."
 

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MKEgal wrote:
Doug Huffman wrote:
Wisc. Stats. §948.605 Gun−free school zones.
(2) POSSESSION OF FIREARM IN SCHOOL ZONE.
(a) Any individual who knowingly possesses a firearm at a place that the
individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone is guilty
of a Class I felony.
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to the possession of a firearm:

3. That is not loaded and is:
a. Encased
I wouldn't want to be the one to get caught trying it, but from reading that it looks like I
could carry an unloaded encased gun with me intoa school.

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Do not fall into the trap of only reading a single Statute. A School is a Building which is owned or leased by a political subdivision of the State. There is no allowance for even an unloaded and encased firearm unless you are blessed by the Chief LEO to do so.




[align=left]941.235 Carrying firearm in public building. (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. (2) This section does not apply to 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 subsection, peace officer does not include a commission warden who is not a state−certified commission warden.
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Master Doug Huffman wrote:
What a nice simple world it would be to live where answers were all yes or no. Just think, you could guess correctly 50% of the time.

Unfortunately in this world it's more like 50/50 - 95%; fifty percent yea, fifty percent nay and ninety-five percent wrong.
So, is it "yes" or "no"?:)
 

hardballer

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Plankton wrote:
Master Doug Huffman wrote:
What a nice simple world it would be to live where answers were all yes or no.  Just think, you could guess correctly 50% of the time. 

Unfortunately in this world it's more like 50/50 - 95%; fifty percent yea, fifty percent nay and ninety-five percent wrong.
So, is it "yes" or "no"?:)

Who would freakin' know?
 

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I personally am still curious about this part.


b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to the possession of a firearm:
1. On private property not part of school grounds;
2. If the individual possessing the firearm is licensed to do so
by a political subdivision of the state or bureau of alcohol, tobacco
and firearms in which political subdivision the school zone is
located, and the law of the political subdivision requires that,
before an individual may obtain such a license, the law enforcement
authorities of the political subdivision must verify that the
individual is qualified under law to receive the license;
3. That is not loaded and is:
a. Encased; or
b. In a locked firearms rack that is on a motor vehicle;
 

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scorpio_vette wrote:
I personally am still curious about this part.


b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to the possession of a firearm:
1. On private property not part of school grounds;
2. If the individual possessing the firearm is licensed to do so
by a political subdivision of the state or bureau of alcohol, tobacco
and firearms in which political subdivision the school zone is
located, and the law of the political subdivision requires that,
before an individual may obtain such a license, the law enforcement
authorities of the political subdivision must verify that the
individual is qualified under law to receive the license;
3. That is not loaded and is:
a. Encased; or
b. In a locked firearms rack that is on a motor vehicle;
It is language which means nothing to you and I because the safe transportation statute prohibits us from having a firearm on or in a vehicle unless it is unloaded and encased. Complying with one statute does not exempt us from another.
 
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