oliverclotheshoff
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i know it was just mentioned but someone cited that it is ok to do so i cant find it can someone point out where it was or whomever posted it pm me the cite?????
Probably referring to Wis. Stat. sec. 167.31(4)(d) - Subsection (2) (b) does not prohibit a person from leaning
an unloaded firearm against a vehicle.
i know it was just mentioned but someone cited that it is ok to do so i cant find it can someone point out where it was or whomever posted it pm me the cite?????
you cannot have an ucased gun touching any part of your vehicle wether loaded or unloaded. the number #1 dnr violation every year is guns leaning on cars and people casing and uncasing guns while the case is in the car.....
This is simply not true. It is 100% legal to lean an unloaded firearm against a vehicle. The Statute allowing it was quoted for your benefit above. DNR Wardens are very aware of this and are not citing for it any more.
you sir a 100% incorrect..with the regulations regarding fire arms transportation right it front of me it states: ALL FIREARMS MUST BE UNLOADED AND COMPLETELY ENCLOSED WITHIN CARRYING CASES DESIGNED TO CARRY A FIREARM WHIN IN OR ON A VEHICLE, WETHER EMOVING OR STATIONARY! SO YOU ARE INCORRECT TO HAVE IT LEANING AGAINST YOUR CAR IT MUST BE ENCASESD! SEE THE 2011 DEER HUNTING REGULATIONS ON PAGE 20! THANKS
Do yourself a favor and go to the actual Statutes. The Statute in question is 167.31(4)(d). Which was already quoted for your benefit in this thread. It clearly states that it does not prohibit leaning an unloaded firearm against a vehicle.This pamphlet gives you a summary of Wisconsin’s important deer
hunting laws and how they affect you; it is not a complete set of all
the hunting related laws.
you sir a 100% incorrect..with the regulations regarding fire arms transportation right it front of me it states: ALL FIREARMS MUST BE UNLOADED AND COMPLETELY ENCLOSED WITHIN CARRYING CASES DESIGNED TO CARRY A FIREARM WHIN IN OR ON A VEHICLE, WETHER EMOVING OR STATIONARY! SO YOU ARE INCORRECT TO HAVE IT LEANING AGAINST YOUR CAR IT MUST BE ENCASESD! SEE THE 2011 DEER HUNTING REGULATIONS ON PAGE 20! THANKS
What you have there in your hand is a glorified FAQ and not a set of Statutes. It has no legal authority. Go ahead and look at the cover at the bottom. It clearly states that it is not a set of Statutes
Do yourself a favor and go to the actual Statutes. The Statute in question is 167.31(4)(d). Which was already quoted for your benefit in this thread. It clearly states that it does not prohibit leaning an unloaded firearm against a vehicle.
There are tens of thousands of hunters that believe that a warden can cite them for leaning a gun against their vehicle. Does anyone know what is currently taught in hunter safety classes?
Please read the law:
http://docs.legis.wi.gov/document/statutes/167.31(2)(b)
is the part you quote. Next,
http://docs.legis.wi.gov/document/statutes/167.31(4)(d)
gives an exception, leaning an unloaded firearm against a vehicle.
i read both statues and get it only applies to hand guns long guns still need to be encased
"...7.31(2)(b) (b) Except as provided in sub. (4), no person may place, possess, or transport a firearm, bow, or crossbow in or on a vehicle, unless the firearm is a handgun, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (bm), unless the firearm is unloaded and encased, or unless the bow or crossbow is unstrung or is enclosed in a carrying case..."
Had the legislature meant it only applied to handguns, then they would have written it thus "... unless the firearm is a handgun as defined in s. 175.60(1)(bm) and unloaded and encased, or unless..."
The fact that there is a comma, coupled with the use of both descriptions "handgun" and "firearm," indicates that there is a recognized difference between the two. Any other interpretation would mean that the only way to carry a handgun was unloaded and encased.
"...167.31(4)(d) (d) Subsection (2) (b) does not prohibit a person from leaning an unloaded firearm against a vehicle..."
Is there even debate about the meaning of this sub-section?
Makes sense im still not gonna chance it
You are correct that Act 35 changed nothing for long guns.if the dnr are enforcing this law as you cannot it needs to be changed....several of my friends have beend sited for this exact violation. .....the new law doesnt change anything with long guns.......