<P> Gun laws in Wisconsin regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the U.S. state of Wisconsin . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Subject / Law </Th> <Th> Long guns </Th> <Th> Handguns </Th> <Th> Relevant Statutes </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Constitutional right to bear arms </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Yes </Td> <Td> 1: 25 </Td> <Td> "The people have the right to keep and bear arms for security, defense, hunting, recreation or any other lawful purpose ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> State preemption of local restrictions? </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Yes </Td> <Td> 66.0409 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> State permit to purchase? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> 175.35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Concealed carry license required? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> 175.60 </Td> <Td> Permit is given on a shall - issue basis . Concealed carry of knives (not intended for use as weapons) is legal without a permit . <P> Campus carry is allowed, but buildings may be exempted if signs forbidding firearms are posted . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Owner license required? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> 941.29 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Open carry permitted? </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> 947.01 66.0409 </Td> <Td> Open carry of loaded handguns and long guns and knives is permitted without a license . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Castle Doctrine / Self Defense Statutes </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Yes </Td> <Td> 895.62 </Td> <Td> Immunity from prosecution and civil damages in the home, with conditions and exceptions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 939.48 </Td> <Td> No duty to retreat in the "dwelling" or owned / operated place of business . No deadly force solely to protect property . 3rd party protection . If attack is provoked, self defense may only be used if reasonable belief of imminent death or great bodily harm . If attack is provoked deadly force only allowed if all other reasonable means of avoidance exhausted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 940.01 </Td> <Td> "the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the facts constituting the defense did not exist in order to sustain a finding of guilt" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Firearm registration? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Assault weapon law? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Magazine capacity restrictions? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> NFA weapons restricted? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> 941.298 <P> 941.26 </P> </Td> <Td> Machine guns allowed, but may not shoot pistol cartridges and may not be possessed aggressively or offensively . Suppressors, SBR, and SBS are allowed if NFA rules followed, otherwise felony . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Background checks required for private sales? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Subject / Law </Th> <Th> Long guns </Th> <Th> Handguns </Th> <Th> Relevant Statutes </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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