Savage14
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TRANSPORTINGWEAPONS
If I have a CCW license can I transport the weapon on my person in a vehicle?
Yes. Current law generally requires that firearms other than handguns being transported in or on a vehicle, or placed inside a vehicle be unloaded, and not hidden or concealed when within reach of any occupants of the vehicle. In regard to other weapons not authorized under a CCW license, they could not be carried concealed and within reach.
Under the new CCW law, a person with a CCW license may carry a concealed weapon (handgun, knife, electric weapon or billy club) in a vehicle.
However, long guns are still subject to the requirement of being unloaded and not hidden when within reach.
If I do not have a CCW license how do I transport weapons in a vehicle?
A. Handguns
The law now allows a person who can legally possess a handgun to do the following without a CCW permit:
• place, possess, or transport a handgun in a vehicle without being unloaded or encased.Wis. Stats. § 167.31(2)(b).
• load a handgun in a vehicle. Wis. Stats. § 167.31(2)(c).
• operate an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) with a loaded uncased handgun in the operator‘s possession. Wis. Stat. § 23.33(3)(a).
• place, possess, or transport a handgun in or on a motorboat with the motor running without being unloaded or encased. Wis. Stats. § 167.31(2)(a), (b), (c).
• place, possess, or transport a loaded uncased handgun in or on a
noncommercial aircraft.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Persons who do not have a CCW license may still not carry weapons concealed. In a vehicle this means that the firearm cannot be hidden or concealed and within reach.
If I have a CCW license can I transport the weapon on my person in a vehicle?
Yes. Current law generally requires that firearms other than handguns being transported in or on a vehicle, or placed inside a vehicle be unloaded, and not hidden or concealed when within reach of any occupants of the vehicle. In regard to other weapons not authorized under a CCW license, they could not be carried concealed and within reach.
Under the new CCW law, a person with a CCW license may carry a concealed weapon (handgun, knife, electric weapon or billy club) in a vehicle.
However, long guns are still subject to the requirement of being unloaded and not hidden when within reach.
If I do not have a CCW license how do I transport weapons in a vehicle?
A. Handguns
The law now allows a person who can legally possess a handgun to do the following without a CCW permit:
• place, possess, or transport a handgun in a vehicle without being unloaded or encased.Wis. Stats. § 167.31(2)(b).
• load a handgun in a vehicle. Wis. Stats. § 167.31(2)(c).
• operate an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) with a loaded uncased handgun in the operator‘s possession. Wis. Stat. § 23.33(3)(a).
• place, possess, or transport a handgun in or on a motorboat with the motor running without being unloaded or encased. Wis. Stats. § 167.31(2)(a), (b), (c).
• place, possess, or transport a loaded uncased handgun in or on a
noncommercial aircraft.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Persons who do not have a CCW license may still not carry weapons concealed. In a vehicle this means that the firearm cannot be hidden or concealed and within reach.