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Legal Information: Wisconsin

State Gun Laws

Updated: 
December 14, 2023

If the abuser has been convicted of a crime, can s/he keep or buy a gun?

It is a Class G felony under Wisconsin law for a person to possess a firearm if any of the following applies:

  • s/he has been convicted of a felony in Wisconsin or in another state;
  • s/he has been found “not guilty by reason of mental disease/defect” of a felony in Wisconsin or in another state; or
  • s/he has been adjudicated “delinquent” for an act committed on or after April 21, 1994, that would be considered a felony if committed by an adult.1

In addition, if the abuser has been convicted of a felony or “domestic violence misdemeanor,” then federal law states that it is illegal for the abuser to buy, own or have a gun in his/her possession.2 To read more information, go to our Federal Gun Laws pages.

1 Wis. Stat. § 941.29(1m)(a)-(d)
2 18 USC § 922(g)(1),(9)