Doug Huffman
Banned
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http://www.wisctowns.com/Regulating the Discharge of a Firearm.html
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A survey of the relevant law involved
Towns with village powers can regulate to place restrictions on the discharge of a firearm. If your town does not have village powers your town cannot restrict the discharge of a firearm. Let me emphasize that you can create none of the local regulation that I describe in this article unless your town has village powers.
The whole point of having village powers is to have the ability to regulate in the interest of the public health, safety, morals or general welfare. Therefore, a town with village powers may regulate to restrict the discharge of a firearm so long as its regulation is for the promotion of the public health, safety, morals or general welfare. This specific ability is even recognized explicitly in the statutes:
Nothing in this section prohibits a city, village or town that is authorized to exercise village powers under s. 60.22(3) from enacting an ordinance or adopting a resolution that restricts the discharge of a firearm.§ 66.0409(3)(b).
In addition, I will note that the following is already a crime (Class A misdemeanor):
While on the lands of another, discharges a firearm within 100 yards of any building devoted to human occupancy situated on and attached to the lands of another without the express permission of the owner or occupant of the building. “Building” as used in this paragraph includes any house trailer or mobile home but does not include any tent, bus, truck, vehicle or similar portable unit.§ 941.20(1)(d).
Crimes should be reported to a local law enforcement agency, such as the county sheriff if you do not have a local police force. So if you are comfortable with the protection afforded by what is already illegal you need not create further local regulation.
http://www.wisctowns.com/Regulating the Discharge of a Firearm.html
[Excerpt]
A survey of the relevant law involved
Towns with village powers can regulate to place restrictions on the discharge of a firearm. If your town does not have village powers your town cannot restrict the discharge of a firearm. Let me emphasize that you can create none of the local regulation that I describe in this article unless your town has village powers.
The whole point of having village powers is to have the ability to regulate in the interest of the public health, safety, morals or general welfare. Therefore, a town with village powers may regulate to restrict the discharge of a firearm so long as its regulation is for the promotion of the public health, safety, morals or general welfare. This specific ability is even recognized explicitly in the statutes:
Nothing in this section prohibits a city, village or town that is authorized to exercise village powers under s. 60.22(3) from enacting an ordinance or adopting a resolution that restricts the discharge of a firearm.§ 66.0409(3)(b).
In addition, I will note that the following is already a crime (Class A misdemeanor):
While on the lands of another, discharges a firearm within 100 yards of any building devoted to human occupancy situated on and attached to the lands of another without the express permission of the owner or occupant of the building. “Building” as used in this paragraph includes any house trailer or mobile home but does not include any tent, bus, truck, vehicle or similar portable unit.§ 941.20(1)(d).
Crimes should be reported to a local law enforcement agency, such as the county sheriff if you do not have a local police force. So if you are comfortable with the protection afforded by what is already illegal you need not create further local regulation.