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Stun gun laws in Wisconsin

We list 2 Wisconsin rules on stun guns; 1 is a ban.

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BannedWisconsin makes selling an electric weapon a felony unless the seller intends it for a peace officer, military/corrections personnel on duty, a Wisconsin or out-of-state concealed-carry licensee, a licensed private security officer on duty, or a buyer who will use it only in their own home, business or land; an online seller can't verify these, so don't ship stun guns to Wisconsin without a verified exemption.
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941.295 941.295 Possession of electric weapon.
941.295(1c) (1c) In this section:
941.295(1c)(a) (a) “Electric weapon” means any device which is designed, redesigned, used or intended to be used, offensively or defensively, to immobilize or incapacitate persons by the use of electric current.
941.295(1c)(b) (b) “Licensee” has the meaning given in s. 175.60 (1) (d) .
941.295(1c)(c) (c) “Out-of-state licensee” has the meaning given in s. 175.60 (1) (g) .
941.295(1m) (1m) Whoever sells, transports, manufactures, possesses or goes armed with any electric weapon is guilty of a Class H felony.
941.295(2) (2) Subsection (1m) does not apply to any of the following:
941.295(2)(a) (a) Any peace officer. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22) , for purposes of this paragraph, peace officer does not include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission warden.
941.295(2)(b) (b) Any armed forces or national guard personnel while on official duty.
941.295(2)(c) (c) Any corrections personnel in a county or in the department of corrections while on official duty.
941.295(2)(d) (d) Any manufacturer or seller of electric weapons, unless the manufacturer or seller engages in the conduct described in sub. (1m) with the intent to provide an electric weapon to someone other than one of the following:
941.295(2)(d)1. 1. A person specified in pars. (a) to (c) , a person specified in sub. (2g) (c) , a licensee, or an out-of-state licensee.
941.295(2)(d)2. 2. A person for use in his or her dwelling or place of business or on land that he or she owns, leases, or legally occupies.
941.295(2)(e) (e) Any common carrier transporting electric weapons.
941.295(2g) (2g) The prohibition in sub. (1m) on possessing or going armed with an electric weapon does not apply to any of the following:
941.295(2g)(a) (a) A licensee or an out-of-state licensee.
941.295(2g)(b) (b) An individual who goes armed with an electric weapon in his or her own dwelling or place of business or on land that he or she owns, leases, or legally occupies.
941.295(2g)(c) (c) An individual who has a license or permit issued under s. 440.26 , who is on official duty, and who may carry a firearm under rules promulgated under s. 440.26 (3m) .
941.295(2r) (2r) The prohibition in sub. (1m) on transporting an electric weapon does not apply to any of the following:
941.295(2r)(a) (a) A licensee or an out-of-state licensee.
941.295(2r)(b) (b) An individual who is not a licensee or an out-of-state licensee who transports an electric weapon if the electric weapon is enclosed within a carrying case.
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941.295 History History: 1981 c. 348 ; 1985 a. 29 s. 3200 (35) ; 1989 a. 31 , 56 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2007 a. 27 , 128 ; 2011 a. 35 ; 2019 a. 87 .
18+Wisconsin makes it a felony to sell, loan or give an electric weapon (stun gun/Taser) to anyone under 18.
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948.60 948.60 Possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18.
948.60(1) (1) In this section, “dangerous weapon” means any firearm, loaded or unloaded; any electric weapon, as defined in s. 941.295 (1c) (a) ; metallic knuckles or knuckles of any substance which could be put to the same use with the same or similar effect as metallic knuckles; a nunchaku or any similar weapon consisting of 2 sticks of wood, plastic or metal connected at one end by a length of rope, chain, wire or leather; a cestus or similar material weighted with metal or other substance and worn on the hand; a shuriken or any similar pointed star-like object intended to injure a person when thrown; or a manrikigusari or similar length of chain having weighted ends.
948.60(2) (2)
948.60(2)(a) (a) Any person under 18 years of age who possesses or goes armed with a dangerous weapon is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
948.60(2)(b) (b) Except as provided in par. (c) , any person who intentionally sells, loans or gives a dangerous weapon to a person under 18 years of age is guilty of a Class I felony.
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948.60(3)(a) (a) This section does not apply to a person under 18 years of age who possesses or is armed with a dangerous weapon when the dangerous weapon is being used in target practice under the supervision of an adult or in a course of instruction in the traditional and proper use of the dangerous weapon under the supervision of an adult. This section does not apply to an adult who transfers a dangerous weapon to a person under 18 years of age for use only in target practice under the adult’s supervision or in a course of instruction in the traditional and proper use of the dangerous weapon under the adult’s supervision.