| Although some gun laws are controlled by the federal | | | | - Cased |
| government, many are left to the discretion of the | | | | - Out of reach of the driver |
| states themselves. Wisconsin has some of the most | | | | Unloaded means having no shell or cartridge in the |
| extensive gun laws of any state in the Nation. In | | | | firearm, while encased means properly enclosed in a |
| Wisconsin, it is completely prohibited for private | | | | case created for the sole purpose of storing a |
| citizens to carry a concealed gun. However, it is legal | | | | firearm. Because of this section of the law, gun |
| to openly carry a firearm except in places prohibited | | | | carriers must unload and case a gun before entering |
| by law. It is prohibited to open-carry a firearm in: | | | | a vehicle, and then must uncase and openly display |
| - Vehicles | | | | the firearm after exiting the vehicle. |
| - Government buildings | | | | If a person possesses a firearm, he or she can be |
| - Schools | | | | charged with a felony if certain other conditions exist, |
| - Establishments that sell liquor that may be | | | | including if the person: |
| consumed on-site | | | | - Has previously been convicted of a felony. |
| - Any area within 1,000 feet of school property, | | | | - Committed a felony as a juvenile. |
| unless on private property | | | | - Has been found not guilty of a felony because of a |
| Wisconsin's open carry law is meant to combat crime | | | | mental health condition. |
| by making the presence of a firearm well-known and | | | | - Has been ordered not to possess a firearm |
| thus well-regulated. However, for some time, certain | | | | because of a mental health condition. |
| jurisdictions attempted to prosecute those following | | | | - If involved in a domestic abuse restraining order or |
| the open carry law by handling it as an offense similar | | | | a child abuse restraining order. |
| to disorderly conduct. Wisconsin state governor Jim | | | | - Has been ordered against possessing firearms |
| Doyle expressed his support for the open carry law | | | | because of a harassment restraining order. |
| when he stated, "You want to carry a gun in | | | | In addition, if a person knowingly provides a firearm |
| Wisconsin, wear it on your hip." | | | | to a another person who meets the above |
| If a firearm is to be carried inside a vehicle, it must | | | | conditions, the person who provides the gun is |
| be: | | | | considered an assistant to a felony crime. |
| - Unloaded | | | | |