Originally Posted By ford_shooter:
I'm coming from Iowa and spending the weekend in Hayward. Where is carry a No Go? Are state and city parks Ok? Resturants?

(a) Except as provided in par. (b), neither a licensee nor an out-of-state licensee may knowingly carry a concealed weapon, a weapon that is not concealed, or a firearm that is not a weapon in any of the following places:
1. Any portion of a building that is a police station, sheriff's office, state patrol station, or the office of a division of criminal investigation special agent of the department.
2. Any portion of a building that is a prison, jail, house of correction, or secured correctional facility.
3. The facility established under s. 46.055.
4. The center established under s. 46.056.
5. Any secured unit or secured portion of a mental health institute under s. 51.05, including a facility designated as the Maximum Security Facility at Mendota Mental Health Institute.
6. Any portion of a building that is a county, state, or federal courthouse.
7. Any portion of a building that is a municipal courtroom if court is in session.
8. A place beyond a security checkpoint in an airport.
(b) The prohibitions under par. (a) do not apply to any of the following:
1. A weapon in a vehicle driven or parked in a parking facility located in a building that is used as, or any portion of which is used as, a location under par. (a).
2. A weapon in a courthouse or courtroom if a judge who is a licensee is carrying the weapon or if another licensee or out-of-state licensee, whom a judge has permitted in writing to carry a weapon, is carrying the weapon.
3. A weapon in a courthouse or courtroom if a district attorney, or an assistant district attorney, who is a licensee is carrying the weapon.

Originally Posted By RickFinsta:
So, what is the penalty for carrying in a tavern while drinking? I did some poking around in the statutes and code but didn't find anything I felt was definitive.

Originally Posted By RickFinsta:
That's under the influence, which is ostensibly 0.08% BAC or higher, not simply armed while in an establishment that serves alcohol, though, as far as I could tell. Reading statutes and code makes me comb the fur of my wookie suit and turns my vision blurry red, though.

Originally Posted By RickFinsta:
I've had nothing but trouble trying to figure that out; I couldn't find any caselaw last time I was looking.

Originally Posted By chwi548:


What? Why don't you try again....

Originally Posted By NAM:


(2) Whoever intentionally goes armed with a handgun on any premises for which a Class "B" or "Class B" license or permit has been issued under ch. 125 is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
941.237(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to any of the following:
941.237(3)(a) A peace officer.
941.237(3)(b) A correctional officer while going armed in the line of duty.
941.237(3)(c) A member of the U.S. armed forces or national guard while going armed in the line of duty.
941.237(3)(cm) A private security person meeting all of the following criteria:
941.237(3)(cm)1. The private security person is covered by a license or permit issued under s. 440.26.
941.237(3)(cm)2. The private security person is going armed in the line of duty.
941.237(3)(cm)3. The private security person is acting with the consent of the person specified in par. (d).
941.237(3)(cr) 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.
941.237(3)(ct) A former officer, as defined in s. 941.23 (1) (c), to whom s. 941.23 (2) (c) 1. to 7. applies.
941.237(3)(cx) A licensee, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (d), or an out-of-state licensee, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (g), if the licensee or out-of-state licensee is not consuming alcohol on the premises.


So, a peace officer, a qualified former officer, or a qualified out of state officer can all drink while ccw. I don't know that i support this. All animals are equal, but some are more equal.