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Wis. Stat. § 941.235 (2026)

Carrying firearm in public building

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941.235941.235 Carrying firearm in public building.
941.235(1)(1) Any person who goes armed with a firearm in any building owned or leased by the state or any political subdivision of the state is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
941.235(2)(2) This section does not apply to any of the following:
941.235(2)(a)(a) Peace officers or armed forces or military personnel who go armed in the line of duty or to any person duly authorized by the chief of police of any city, village or town, the chief of the capitol police, or the sheriff of any county to possess a firearm in any building under sub. (1). 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.
941.235(2)(c)(c) A qualified out-of-state law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 941.23 (1) (g), to whom s. 941.23 (2) (b) 1. to 3. applies.
941.235(2)(d)(d) A former officer, as defined in s. 941.23 (1) (c), to whom s. 941.23 (2) (c) 1. to 7. applies.
941.235(2)(e)(e) A licensee, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (d), or an out-of-state licensee, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (g).
941.235 HistoryHistory: 1979 c. 221; 1991 a. 172; 1993 a. 246; 2001 a. 109; 2007 a. 27; 2011 a. 35.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1990–2000 · leading case: State v. Lindh, 457 N.W.2d 564 (Wis. Ct. App. 1990).
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State v. Lindh, 457 N.W.2d 564 (Wis. Ct. App. 1990). “32(l)(a), and of carrying a firearm in a public building, sec. 941.235(1), Stats. *770 On January 15, 1988, Lindh carried a shotgun into the City-County Building in Madison, Wisconsin, and shot three people he did not know.”
State v. Perez, 2000 WI App 115 (Wis. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 4× “§ 941.235(1), which prohibits going armed in a public building; and WIS.”
— Wis. Stat. § 941.235(1) — 2 cases
State v. Lindh, 457 N.W.2d 564 (Wis. Ct. App. 1990). “32(l)(a), and of carrying a firearm in a public building, sec. 941.235(1), Stats. *770 On January 15, 1988, Lindh carried a shotgun into the City-County Building in Madison, Wisconsin, and shot three people he did not know.”
State v. Perez, 2000 WI App 115 (Wis. Ct. App. 2000). “§ 941.235(1), which prohibits going armed in a public building; and WIS.”
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